matplotlib and gnome-python-2.6.1

hello,

i was enjoying using matplotlib... until i installed gnome-python-2.6.1. now, when i do something simple like:

figure(1)

the interpreter hangs up for AGES. with verbose matplotlib output, the place at which it hangs is here:

Value::~Value
Value::~Value
Point::~Point
Value::~Value
Value::~Value
Bbox::~Bbox
Point::~Point
Value::~Value
Value::~Value
Point::~Point
Value::~Value
Value::~Value
Transformation::~Transformation
<HERE>

eventually i get back to the prompt. has anyone else experienced this incompatibility?

cheers,
andrew.

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