Matplotlib - python does not find pylab

[Nick Guenther]

That makes sense. That's because `python` is python2.4 for you, as
shown in the first test you ran for me. When you pkg_add python it
tells you

"""
If you want to use this package as your default system python, as root
create symbolic links like so (overwriting any previous default):
 ln -sf /usr/local/bin/python2.5 /usr/local/bin/python
 ln -sf /usr/local/bin/pydoc2.5  /usr/local/bin/pydoc
"""

May I suggest that you run those commands?

On Tue, Mar 3, 2009 at 1:45 PM, Pau <vim.unix at googlemail.com> wrote:
> PS: Using
>
> #!/usr/bin/env python
>
> leads to the same problem, even using export LANG=C (this is Python 2.4.6)
>
> Using
>
> #!/usr/bin/env python2.5
>
> solves it
>
> 2009/3/3 Pau <vim.unix at googlemail.com>:
>> thanks, Nick
>>
>> I have fixed the problem.
>>
>> I was also thinking that it could be due to this locale thing but,
>> since I started ksh with the default kshrc, I assumed that it'd be
>> export LANG=C per default, but it isn't?? I should not assume
>> anything...
>>
>> Look at this:
>>
>> hux(p2)| ksh
>> $ export LANG=C
>> $ date   -----------------------------------> This is to check that
>> the LANG is C
>> Tue Mar  3 19:36:02 CET 2009 --> it is
>> $ ./Pfewbody.py
>>
>> Guess ... it's working now
>>
>> When I export LANG=C in zsh, it's working too
>>
>> I am a bit puzzled. I could swear I had tried this too...
>>
>> Anyway...
>>
>> Thanks again.
>>
>> Pau
>>
>> 2009/3/3 Nick Guenther <kousue at gmail.com>:
>>> On Tue, Mar 3, 2009 at 12:43 PM, Pau <vim.unix at googlemail.com> wrote:
>>>> Hello,
>>>>
>>>> I said Ihad tried with different versions of python
>>>>
>>>> $ python2.5
>>>> Python 2.5.4 (r254:67916, Feb 26 2009, 18:20:08)
>>>> [GCC 3.3.5 (propolice)] on openbsd4
>>>> Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>>>>>> import pylab
>>>> Traceback (most recent call last):
>>>>  File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
>>>>  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.5/site-packages/pylab.py", line 1, in <module>
>>>>    from matplotlib.pylab import *
>>>>  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.5/site-packages/matplotlib/__init__.py",
>>>> line 129, in <module>
>>>>    from rcsetup import defaultParams, validate_backend, validate_toolbar
>>>>  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.5/site-packages/matplotlib/rcsetup.py",
>>>> line 19, in <module>
>>>>    from matplotlib.colors import is_color_like
>>>>  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.5/site-packages/matplotlib/colors.py",
>>>> line 54, in <module>
>>>>    import matplotlib.cbook as cbook
>>>>  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.5/site-packages/matplotlib/cbook.py",
>>>> line 17, in <module>
>>>>    preferredencoding = locale.getpreferredencoding()
>>>>  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.5/locale.py", line 514, in getpreferredencoding
>>>>    setlocale(LC_CTYPE, "")
>>>>  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.5/locale.py", line 478, in setlocale
>>>>    return _setlocale(category, locale)
>>>> locale.Error: unsupported locale setting
>>>>
>>>> This is the output when using ksh with the default config file
>>>
>>> That's not an ImportError. That's a locale.Error. You can see in the
>>> backtrace from matplotlib.pylab import *, and since it doesn't break
>>> there then presumably you have pylab installed. It says the problem:
>>> "unsupported locale setting". I'm no expert on locales, though.
>>>
>>> It is possible that this is a -CURRENT problem. The packages get
>>> rebuilt automatically and not tested. You should report this to the
>>> maintainer of py-matplotlib who is listed here:
>>>
>>> $ make search key=py-matplotlib
>>> Port:   py-matplotlib-0.83.2p5
>>> Path:   graphics/py-matplotlib
>>> Info:   Python charting and plotting API
>>> Maint:  Damien Miller <djm at openbsd.org>
>>> Index:  graphics devel
>>> L-deps: iconv.>=4::converters/libiconv
>>> intl.>=3:gettext->=0.10.38:devel/gettext png.>=3::graphics/png
>>> B-deps: :devel/py-dateutil :devel/py-tz :math/py-Numeric :x11/py-gtk2
>>> gettext->=0.10.38:devel/gettext gettext->=0.14.6:devel/gettext
>>> python-2.4*:lang/python/2.4
>>> R-deps: :devel/py-dateutil :devel/py-tz :math/py-Numeric :x11/py-gtk2
>>> gettext->=0.10.38:devel/gettext python-2.4*:lang/python/2.4
>>> Archs:  any
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> And also:
>>>>
>>>>>>> import sys
>>>>>>> print sys.path
>>>> ['', '/usr/local/lib/python25.zip', '/usr/local/lib/python2.5',
>>>> '/usr/local/lib/python2.5/plat-openbsd4',
>>>> '/usr/local/lib/python2.5/lib-tk',
>>>> '/usr/local/lib/python2.5/lib-dynload',
>>>> '/usr/local/lib/python2.5/site-packages',
>>>> '/usr/local/lib/python2.5/site-packages/Numeric',
>>>> '/usr/local/lib/python2.5/site-packages/gst-0.10',
>>>> '/usr/local/lib/python2.5/site-packages/gtk-2.0']
>>>>
>>>> Do you see something? I don't...
>>>
>>> This list of directories is like your shell $PATH. It doesn't matter
>>> what the dirs themselves are, it matters what the contents of those
>>> dirs are. But, above you've shown that indeed python2.5 can access
>>> pylab so you needn't worry about digging around here.
>>>
>>>> thanks for the help
>>>
>>> Welcome :)
>>>
>>> -Nick
>>>
>>
>>
>>
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