Installation question:
The import pylab
command reports an error. See bold below for details. What
installation step(s) am I missing?
Thanks!
# uname -a
Linux SESB01-RE01
2.6.18-92.el5 #1 SMP Tue Jun 10 18:51:06 EDT 2008 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64
GNU/Linux
#!/usr/bin/python
File: mp_versions.py
import matplotlib
import numpy
import matplotlib as mpl
print "matplotlib
version = " + matplotlib.version
print "matplotlib file
= " + matplotlib.file
print "numpy version =
" + numpy.version
print
"mpl.get_configdir = " + mpl.get_configdir()
import
pylab
# mp_versions.py
matplotlib version = 0.99.1.1
matplotlib file =
/usr/lib64/python2.4/site-packages/matplotlib/init.pyc
numpy version = 1.2.1
mpl.get_configdir =
/root/.matplotlib
Traceback (most
recent call last):
** File
“./mp_versions.py”, line 12, in ?**
···
**
import pylab**
** File
“/usr/lib64/python2.4/site-packages/pylab.py”, line 1, in ?**
__
from matplotlib.pylab import *__
** File
“/usr/lib64/python2.4/site-packages/matplotlib/pylab.py”, line 247,
in ?**
__
from matplotlib.pyplot import *__
** File
“/usr/lib64/python2.4/site-packages/matplotlib/pyplot.py”, line 78,
in ?**
**
new_figure_manager, draw_if_interactive, show = pylab_setup()**
** File
“/usr/lib64/python2.4/site-packages/matplotlib/backends/init.py”,
line 25, in pylab_setup**
**
globals(),locals(),[backend_name])**
** File
“/usr/lib64/python2.4/site-packages/matplotlib/backends/backend_gtkagg.py”,
line 10, in ?**
**
from matplotlib.backends.backend_gtk import gtk, FigureManagerGTK,
FigureCanvasGTK,**
** File
“/usr/lib64/python2.4/site-packages/matplotlib/backends/backend_gtk.py”,
line 8, in ?**
**
import gtk; gdk = gtk.gdk**
** File
“/usr/lib64/python2.4/site-packages/gtk-2.0/gtk/init.py”, line
76, in ?**
**
_init()**
** File
“/usr/lib64/python2.4/site-packages/gtk-2.0/gtk/init.py”, line
64, in _init**
**
_gtk.init_check()**
RuntimeError: could
not open display
ipython
Python 2.4.3 (#1, May 24 2008,
13:57:05)
Type “copyright”,
“credits” or “license” for more information.
IPython 0.8.4 – An enhanced
Interactive Python.
?
-> Introduction and overview of IPython’s features.
%quickref -> Quick reference.
help
-> Python’s own help system.
object? -> Details
about ‘object’. ?object also works, ?? prints more.
Installation steps:
rpm -ivh refblas3-3.0-11.2.x86_64.rpm
lapack3-3.0-19.2.x86_64.rpm
rpm –ivh
python-dateutil-1.2-1.el5.noarch.rpm pytz-2006p-1.el5.noarch.rpm
rpm -ivh
python-setuptools-0.6c5-2.el5.noarch.rpm
rpm -ivh
python-nose-0.10.4-1.el5.noarch.rpm
rpm -ivh
atlas-3.8.3-1.el5.x86_64.rpm
rpm -ivh
numpy-1.2.1-2.el5.x86_64.rpm
rpm -ivh
python-matplotlib-0.99.1.2-1.el5.x86_64.rpm
rpm -ivh
ipython-0.8.4-1.el5.noarch.rpm
Location of RPMs:
http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/ashigabou/CentOS_5/x86_64/
http://www.rpmfind.net/linux/rpm2html/search.php?query=python-dateutil
http://www.rpmfind.net/linux/RPM/epel/5/ppc/pytz-2006p-1.el5.noarch.html
http://fr2.rpmfind.net/linux/RPM/epel/testing/5/ppc/python-nose-0.10.4-1.el5.noarch.html
http://rpm.pbone.net/index.php3/stat/4/idpl/12391980/com/atlas-3.8.3-1.el5.x86_64.rpm.html
http://www.rpmfind.net/linux/rpm2html/search.php?query=numpy
http://www.rpmfind.net/linux/rpm2html/search.php?query=python-matplotlib
http://rpm.pbone.net/index.php3/stat/4/idpl/9548551/com/ipython-0.8.4-1.el5.noarch.rpm.html
Gary