default backend on 1.2.0rc1 and master

Dear list,

I’ve see a difference between the default backend between

v1.1.1 (shipped with kubuntu 12.10dev) and v1.2.0.rc1, 1.2.0rc2 and master (1.3.x).

My set up is to call ipython with pylab and turn on interactive mode. I still haven’t copied over my matplotlibrc file from my work computer (there I use qtagg, if I remember well)

On v1.1.1 the default is [backend: TkAgg], while in the other two cases it is [backend: agg]. Is there some reason for this difference?

cheers,

Francesco

Dear list,

I've see a difference between the default backend between

v1.1.1 (shipped with kubuntu 12.10dev) and v1.2.0.rc1, 1.2.0rc2 and
master (1.3.x).

My set up is to call ipython with pylab and turn on interactive mode. I
still haven't copied over my matplotlibrc file from my work computer
(there I use qtagg, if I remember well)

On v1.1.1 the default is [backend: TkAgg], while in the other two cases
it is [backend: agg]. Is there some reason for this difference?

The default should be based on what is found when mpl is built, so it sounds like when you are building v1.2.x, none of the supported gui toolkits is being found. I don't know why that is. Are you installing on a system that has gui toolkits already installed? One useful technique with ubuntu derivatives is to do

sudo apt-get build-dep python-matplotlib

It might pull in more than you really want, but it will certainly include gui toolkits.

Eric

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cheers,

Francesco

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2012/10/17 Eric Firing <efiring@…3888…>

Dear list,

I’ve see a difference between the default backend between

v1.1.1 (shipped with kubuntu 12.10dev) and v1.2.0.rc1, 1.2.0rc2 and

master (1.3.x).

My set up is to call ipython with pylab and turn on interactive mode. I

still haven’t copied over my matplotlibrc file from my work computer

(there I use qtagg, if I remember well)

On v1.1.1 the default is [backend: TkAgg], while in the other two cases

it is [backend: agg]. Is there some reason for this difference?

The default should be based on what is found when mpl is built, so it

sounds like when you are building v1.2.x, none of the supported gui

toolkits is being found. I don’t know why that is. Are you installing

on a system that has gui toolkits already installed?
I think so, as the v1.1.1 shipped with my OS is using TkAgg as backend and I can plot interactively.

When I build from source I get

OPTIONAL BACKEND DEPENDENCIES

libpng: found, but unknown version (no pkg-config)

Tkinter: no

  • Using default library and include directories for

  • Tcl and Tk because a Tk window failed to open.

  • You may need to define DISPLAY for Tk to work so

  • that setup can determine where your libraries are

  • located. Tkinter present, but header files are not

  • found. You may need to install development

  • packages.

  • You may need to install ‘dev’ package(s) to

  • provide header files.

Gtk+: no

  • Could not find Gtk+ headers in any of

  • ‘/usr/local/include’, ‘/usr/include’,

  • ‘/usr/local/include’, ‘/usr/include’, ‘.’

Mac OS X native: no

Qt: no

Qt4: Qt: 4.8.2, PyQt4: 4.9.3

PySide: no

Cairo: 1.8.8

Could be a problem with Tkinter and dev packages.

One useful
technique with ubuntu derivatives is to do
sudo apt-get build-dep python-matplotlib

probably it’s easier if I just switch to qtagg, as I already have it

It might pull in more than you really want, but it will certainly

include gui toolkits.

Eric
Thanks,

Francesco

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Packages have whatever default backend the maintainer decided to build
them with. For example, the macports packaged version of matplotlib is
maintained by someone who specifies the macosx backend to be the
default. When building from source, I think the TkAgg backend is the
default, because most platforms have tkinter installed out of the box.
Since it appears you don't have Tkinter installed, Agg is the default.

Agg is a non-gui backend (but it produces awesome output).

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On Wed, Oct 17, 2012 at 9:12 AM, Francesco Montesano <franz.bergesund@...287...> wrote:

2012/10/17 Eric Firing <efiring@...202...>

On 2012/10/16 9:22 PM, Francesco Montesano wrote:
> Dear list,
>
> I've see a difference between the default backend between
>
> v1.1.1 (shipped with kubuntu 12.10dev) and v1.2.0.rc1, 1.2.0rc2 and
> master (1.3.x).
>
>
> My set up is to call ipython with pylab and turn on interactive mode. I
> still haven't copied over my matplotlibrc file from my work computer
> (there I use qtagg, if I remember well)
>
>
> On v1.1.1 the default is [backend: TkAgg], while in the other two cases
> it is [backend: agg]. Is there some reason for this difference?

The default should be based on what is found when mpl is built, so it
sounds like when you are building v1.2.x, none of the supported gui
toolkits is being found. I don't know why that is. Are you installing
on a system that has gui toolkits already installed?

I think so, as the v1.1.1 shipped with my OS is using TkAgg as backend and I
can plot interactively.

When I build from source I get
OPTIONAL BACKEND DEPENDENCIES
                libpng: found, but unknown version (no pkg-config)
               Tkinter: no
                        * Using default library and include directories for
                        * Tcl and Tk because a Tk window failed to open.
                        * You may need to define DISPLAY for Tk to work so
                        * that setup can determine where your libraries are
                        * located. Tkinter present, but header files are not
                        * found. You may need to install development
                        * packages.
                        * You may need to install 'dev' package(s) to
                        * provide header files.
                  Gtk+: no
                        * Could not find Gtk+ headers in any of
                        * '/usr/local/include', '/usr/include',
                        * '/usr/local/include', '/usr/include', '.'
       Mac OS X native: no
                    Qt: no
                   Qt4: Qt: 4.8.2, PyQt4: 4.9.3
                PySide: no
                 Cairo: 1.8.8

Could be a problem with Tkinter and dev packages.

One useful
technique with ubuntu derivatives is to do

sudo apt-get build-dep python-matplotlib

probably it's easier if I just switch to qtagg, as I already have it

It might pull in more than you really want, but it will certainly
include gui toolkits.

Eric

Thanks,
Francesco

>
>
> cheers,
>
> Francesco

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2012/10/17 Damon McDougall <damon.mcdougall@…287…>

2012/10/17 Eric Firing <efiring@…202…>

Dear list,

I’ve see a difference between the default backend between

v1.1.1 (shipped with kubuntu 12.10dev) and v1.2.0.rc1, 1.2.0rc2 and

master (1.3.x).

My set up is to call ipython with pylab and turn on interactive mode. I

still haven’t copied over my matplotlibrc file from my work computer

(there I use qtagg, if I remember well)

On v1.1.1 the default is [backend: TkAgg], while in the other two cases

it is [backend: agg]. Is there some reason for this difference?

The default should be based on what is found when mpl is built, so it

sounds like when you are building v1.2.x, none of the supported gui

toolkits is being found. I don’t know why that is. Are you installing

on a system that has gui toolkits already installed?

I think so, as the v1.1.1 shipped with my OS is using TkAgg as backend and I

can plot interactively.

When I build from source I get

OPTIONAL BACKEND DEPENDENCIES

            libpng: found, but unknown version (no pkg-config)
           Tkinter: no
                    * Using default library and include directories for
                    * Tcl and Tk because a Tk window failed to open.
                    * You may need to define DISPLAY for Tk to work so
                    * that setup can determine where your libraries are
                    * located. Tkinter present, but header files are not
                    * found. You may need to install development
                    * packages.
                    * You may need to install 'dev' package(s) to
                    * provide header files.
              Gtk+: no
                    * Could not find Gtk+ headers in any of
                    * '/usr/local/include', '/usr/include',
                    * '/usr/local/include', '/usr/include', '.'
   Mac OS X native: no
                Qt: no
               Qt4: Qt: 4.8.2, PyQt4: 4.9.3
            PySide: no
             Cairo: 1.8.8

Could be a problem with Tkinter and dev packages.

One useful

technique with ubuntu derivatives is to do

sudo apt-get build-dep python-matplotlib

probably it’s easier if I just switch to qtagg, as I already have it

It might pull in more than you really want, but it will certainly

include gui toolkits.

Eric

Thanks,

Francesco

cheers,

Francesco

Packages have whatever default backend the maintainer decided to build

them with. For example, the macports packaged version of matplotlib is

maintained by someone who specifies the macosx backend to be the

default. When building from source, I think the TkAgg backend is the

default, because most platforms have tkinter installed out of the box.

Since it appears you don’t have Tkinter installed, Agg is the default.

Agg is a non-gui backend (but it produces awesome output).

Thanks for the explanation.

Fra

···

On Wed, Oct 17, 2012 at 9:12 AM, Francesco Montesano > > <franz.bergesund@…287…> wrote:

On 2012/10/16 9:22 PM, Francesco Montesano wrote:

Damon McDougall

http://www.damon-is-a-geek.com

B2.39

Mathematics Institute

University of Warwick

Coventry

West Midlands

CV4 7AL

United Kingdom

If you want to avoid installing all the packages that you get with the
`apt-get build-dep pythoh-matplotlib`, the following seems to be
enough:

sudo apt-get install libfreetype6-dev libpng12-dev python-tk tk-dev
python-gtk2-dev

Alejandro.

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On Wed, Oct 17, 2012 at 1:41 AM, Eric Firing <efiring@...202...> wrote:

sudo apt-get build-dep python-matplotlib

It might pull in more than you really want, but it will certainly
include gui toolkits.