float argument required

Hello,

using 0.98.5.2 under OpenBSD -current

I have made a plot and, when I try to save it as eps/ps, I get the
error "float argument required" in a pop-up window, whilst the
terminal shows this error message:

/usr/local/lib/python2.5/site-packages/matplotlib/backends/backend_gtk.py:1054:
GtkWarning: Unable to find default local directory monitor type
if self.run() != int(gtk.RESPONSE_OK):

I can save it as pdf, but the quality is not what I want. The curves
do not have the thickness I gave them.

I reproduced the same running it under Fedora 10.

I have googled and yahooed. Found nothing.

It looks as if the some function was expecting a decimal-point number
but got something else.

I can send the .py and data, if you wish.

Thanks,

Pau

Try switching to the Ps backend by putting:

import matplotlib
matplotlib.use("ps")

at the top of your script. That will take gtk and its popup windows out of the equation.

After doing that, you should get a traceback at the terminal that should help narrow this down. At this point we can only guess, without a line number.

Can you also provide a minimal script that causes this error? I'm particularly puzzled by the difference in output between PDF and PS.

Cheers,
Mike

Pau wrote:

···

Hello,

using 0.98.5.2 under OpenBSD -current

I have made a plot and, when I try to save it as eps/ps, I get the
error "float argument required" in a pop-up window, whilst the
terminal shows this error message:

/usr/local/lib/python2.5/site-packages/matplotlib/backends/backend_gtk.py:1054:
GtkWarning: Unable to find default local directory monitor type
if self.run() != int(gtk.RESPONSE_OK):

I can save it as pdf, but the quality is not what I want. The curves
do not have the thickness I gave them.

I reproduced the same running it under Fedora 10.

I have googled and yahooed. Found nothing.

It looks as if the some function was expecting a decimal-point number
but got something else.

I can send the .py and data, if you wish.

Thanks,

Pau

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sorry, problem fixed... I was using

linestyle='--', linewidth='7'

instead of

linestyle='--', linewidth=7

embarrassing ... But matplotlib would not complain when exporting to
pdf, nor to png etc... only ps/eps

thanks

2009/3/23 Michael Droettboom <mdroe@...86...>:

···

Try switching to the Ps backend by putting:

import matplotlib
matplotlib.use("ps")

at the top of your script. That will take gtk and its popup windows out of
the equation.

After doing that, you should get a traceback at the terminal that should
help narrow this down. At this point we can only guess, without a line
number.

Can you also provide a minimal script that causes this error? I'm
particularly puzzled by the difference in output between PDF and PS.

Cheers,
Mike

Pau wrote:

Hello,

using 0.98.5.2 under OpenBSD -current

I have made a plot and, when I try to save it as eps/ps, I get the
error "float argument required" in a pop-up window, whilst the
terminal shows this error message:

/usr/local/lib/python2.5/site-packages/matplotlib/backends/backend_gtk.py:1054:
GtkWarning: Unable to find default local directory monitor type
if self.run() != int(gtk.RESPONSE_OK):

I can save it as pdf, but the quality is not what I want. The curves
do not have the thickness I gave them.

I reproduced the same running it under Fedora 10.

I have googled and yahooed. Found nothing.

It looks as if the some function was expecting a decimal-point number
but got something else.

I can send the .py and data, if you wish.

Thanks,

Pau

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easily build your RIAs with Flex Builder, the Eclipse(TM)based development
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