Matplotlib - python does not find pylab

[Pau]

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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