did a test not using ipython as per the faq
Here is the debug-annoying output
pythonw simple_plot.py --verbose-debug-annoying
matplotlib data path /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.4/lib/python2.4/site-packages/matplotlib/mpl-data
$HOME=/Users/smithsm
CONFIGDIR=/Users/smithsm/.matplotlib
loaded rc file /Users/smithsm/.matplotlib/matplotlibrc
matplotlib version 0.87
verbose.level debug-annoying
interactive is False
platform is darwin
loaded modules: ['pylab', '_bisect', '__future__', 'copy_reg', 'sre_compile', 'distutils', '_sre', '__main__', 'site', '__builtin__', 'datetime', 'matplotlib.tempfile', 'encodings', 'itertools', 'shutil', 'distutils.string', 'dateutil', 'matplotlib.datetime', 'posixpath', '_random', 'imp', 'tempfile', 'errno', 'matplotlib.warnings', 'binascii', 'encodings.codecs', 'matplotlib.sys', 're', 'matplotlib.md5', 'os.path', 'pytz.sys', '_codecs', 'distutils.sysconfig', 'new', 'encodings.exceptions', 'pytz.sets', 'math', 'fcntl', 'stat', 'zipimport', 'string', 'warnings', 'encodings.types', 'UserDict', 'encodings.ascii', 'sets', 'distutils.os', 'matplotlib', 'sys', 'sre_constants', 'pytz.tzinfo', 'pytz', 'pytz.datetime', 'matplotlib.__future__', 'codecs', 'distutils.re', 'matplotlib.pytz', 'types', 'md5', 'matplotlib.dateutil', 'matplotlib.os', 'thread', 'sre', 'bisect', 'matplotlib.distutils', 'signal', 'pkg_resources', 'distutils.errors', 'random', 'linecache', 'matplotlib.shutil', 'posix', 'encodings.aliases', 'time', 'exceptions', 'sre_parse', 'pytz.bisect', 'distutils.sys', 'os', 'strop']
numerix numpy 0.9.5.2006
font search path ['/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.4/lib/python2.4/site-packages/matplotlib/mpl-data']
trying fontname /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.4/lib/python2.4/site-packages/matplotlib/mpl-data/cmtt10.ttf
trying fontname /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.4/lib/python2.4/site-packages/matplotlib/mpl-data/VeraMoBd.ttf
trying fontname /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.4/lib/python2.4/site-packages/matplotlib/mpl-data/VeraMoBI.ttf
trying fontname /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.4/lib/python2.4/site-packages/matplotlib/mpl-data/VeraBd.ttf
trying fontname /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.4/lib/python2.4/site-packages/matplotlib/mpl-data/VeraSeBd.ttf
trying fontname /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.4/lib/python2.4/site-packages/matplotlib/mpl-data/VeraMono.ttf
trying fontname /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.4/lib/python2.4/site-packages/matplotlib/mpl-data/cmsy10.ttf
trying fontname /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.4/lib/python2.4/site-packages/matplotlib/mpl-data/cmex10.ttf
trying fontname /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.4/lib/python2.4/site-packages/matplotlib/mpl-data/cmmi10.ttf
trying fontname /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.4/lib/python2.4/site-packages/matplotlib/mpl-data/VeraIt.ttf
trying fontname /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.4/lib/python2.4/site-packages/matplotlib/mpl-data/cmr10.ttf
trying fontname /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.4/lib/python2.4/site-packages/matplotlib/mpl-data/Vera.ttf
loaded ttfcache file /Users/smithsm/.matplotlib/ttffont.cache
backend WXAgg version 2.6.2.1
FigureCanvasAgg.print_figure
FigureCanvasAgg.draw
RendererAgg.__init__
RendererAgg._get_agg_font
findfont found Lucida Grande, normal, normal 500, normal, 14.0
findfont returning /System/Library/Fonts/LucidaGrande.dfont
RendererAgg._get_agg_font
RendererAgg.draw_text
RendererAgg._get_agg_font
findfont found Lucida Grande, normal, normal 500, normal, 12.0
findfont returning /System/Library/Fonts/LucidaGrande.dfont
RendererAgg._get_agg_font
RendererAgg.draw_text
RendererAgg._get_agg_font
RendererAgg.points_to_pixels
RendererAgg._get_agg_font
RendererAgg.draw_text
RendererAgg._get_agg_font
RendererAgg.points_to_pixels
RendererAgg._get_agg_font
RendererAgg.draw_text
RendererAgg._get_agg_font
RendererAgg.points_to_pixels
RendererAgg._get_agg_font
RendererAgg.draw_text
RendererAgg._get_agg_font
RendererAgg.points_to_pixels
RendererAgg._get_agg_font
RendererAgg.draw_text
RendererAgg._get_agg_font
RendererAgg.points_to_pixels
RendererAgg._get_agg_font
RendererAgg.draw_text
RendererAgg._get_agg_font
RendererAgg.draw_text
RendererAgg._get_agg_font
RendererAgg.draw_text
RendererAgg._get_agg_font
RendererAgg.draw_text
RendererAgg._get_agg_font
RendererAgg.points_to_pixels
RendererAgg._get_agg_font
RendererAgg.draw_text
RendererAgg._get_agg_font
RendererAgg.points_to_pixels
RendererAgg._get_agg_font
RendererAgg.draw_text
RendererAgg._get_agg_font
RendererAgg.points_to_pixels
RendererAgg._get_agg_font
RendererAgg.draw_text
RendererAgg._get_agg_font
RendererAgg.draw_text
RendererAgg._get_agg_font
RendererAgg.draw_text
RendererAgg._get_agg_font
FigureCanvasAgg.print_figure
FigureCanvasAgg.draw
RendererAgg.__init__
RendererAgg.draw_text
RendererAgg._get_agg_font
RendererAgg.draw_text
RendererAgg._get_agg_font
RendererAgg.points_to_pixels
RendererAgg.draw_text
RendererAgg._get_agg_font
RendererAgg.points_to_pixels
RendererAgg.draw_text
RendererAgg._get_agg_font
RendererAgg.points_to_pixels
RendererAgg.draw_text
RendererAgg._get_agg_font
RendererAgg.points_to_pixels
RendererAgg.draw_text
RendererAgg._get_agg_font
RendererAgg.points_to_pixels
RendererAgg.draw_text
RendererAgg._get_agg_font
RendererAgg.draw_text
RendererAgg._get_agg_font
RendererAgg.draw_text
RendererAgg._get_agg_font
RendererAgg.draw_text
RendererAgg._get_agg_font
RendererAgg.points_to_pixels
RendererAgg.draw_text
RendererAgg._get_agg_font
RendererAgg.points_to_pixels
RendererAgg.draw_text
RendererAgg._get_agg_font
RendererAgg.points_to_pixels
RendererAgg.draw_text
RendererAgg._get_agg_font
RendererAgg.draw_text
RendererAgg._get_agg_font
RendererAgg.draw_text
RendererAgg._get_agg_font
findfont cached Lucida Grande, normal, normal, 500, normal, 14.0
findfont returning /System/Library/Fonts/LucidaGrande.dfont
findfont cached Lucida Grande, normal, normal, 500, normal, 12.0
findfont returning /System/Library/Fonts/LucidaGrande.dfont
FigureCanvasAgg.draw
RendererAgg.__init__
RendererAgg.draw_text
RendererAgg._get_agg_font
RendererAgg.draw_text
RendererAgg._get_agg_font
RendererAgg.points_to_pixels
RendererAgg.draw_text
RendererAgg._get_agg_font
RendererAgg.points_to_pixels
RendererAgg.draw_text
RendererAgg._get_agg_font
RendererAgg.points_to_pixels
RendererAgg.draw_text
RendererAgg._get_agg_font
RendererAgg.points_to_pixels
RendererAgg.draw_text
RendererAgg._get_agg_font
RendererAgg.points_to_pixels
RendererAgg.draw_text
RendererAgg._get_agg_font
RendererAgg.draw_text
RendererAgg._get_agg_font
RendererAgg.draw_text
RendererAgg._get_agg_font
RendererAgg.draw_text
RendererAgg._get_agg_font
RendererAgg.points_to_pixels
RendererAgg.draw_text
RendererAgg._get_agg_font
RendererAgg.points_to_pixels
RendererAgg.draw_text
RendererAgg._get_agg_font
RendererAgg.points_to_pixels
RendererAgg.draw_text
RendererAgg._get_agg_font
RendererAgg.draw_text
RendererAgg._get_agg_font
RendererAgg.draw_text
RendererAgg._get_agg_font
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.4/lib/python2.4/site-packages/matplotlib/backends/backend_wx.py", line 1048, in _onPaint
self.draw(repaint=False)
File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.4/lib/python2.4/site-packages/matplotlib/backends/backend_wxagg.py", line 62, in draw
self.bitmap = _convert_agg_to_wx_bitmap(self.get_renderer(), None)
MemoryError: _wxagg.convert_agg_to_wx_bitmap(): could not create the wx.Bitmap
FigureCanvasAgg.draw
RendererAgg.draw_text
RendererAgg._get_agg_font
RendererAgg.draw_text
RendererAgg._get_agg_font
RendererAgg.points_to_pixels
RendererAgg.draw_text
RendererAgg._get_agg_font
RendererAgg.points_to_pixels
RendererAgg.draw_text
RendererAgg._get_agg_font
RendererAgg.points_to_pixels
RendererAgg.draw_text
RendererAgg._get_agg_font
RendererAgg.points_to_pixels
RendererAgg.draw_text
RendererAgg._get_agg_font
RendererAgg.points_to_pixels
RendererAgg.draw_text
RendererAgg._get_agg_font
RendererAgg.draw_text
RendererAgg._get_agg_font
RendererAgg.draw_text
RendererAgg._get_agg_font
RendererAgg.draw_text
RendererAgg._get_agg_font
RendererAgg.points_to_pixels
RendererAgg.draw_text
RendererAgg._get_agg_font
RendererAgg.points_to_pixels
RendererAgg.draw_text
RendererAgg._get_agg_font
RendererAgg.points_to_pixels
RendererAgg.draw_text
RendererAgg._get_agg_font
RendererAgg.draw_text
RendererAgg._get_agg_font
RendererAgg.draw_text
RendererAgg._get_agg_font
Bus error
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