OS X leopard scisoft and TkAgg backend

Dear all,
I use the scisoft package on leopard 10.5.2 (it is a package that creates its own python framework and delivers astronomical tools). I have recompiled tcl tkk 8.4 and 8.5 (which in hindsight was probably not a good idea). I also installed matplotlib 0.91.2. If i open ipython --pylab and do : plot([1,2,3]). I get the following output:

FigureCanvasAgg.draw
RendererAgg.__init__
RendererAgg.__init__ width=640.0, height=480.0
RendererAgg.__init__ _RendererAgg done
RendererAgg.__init__ done
Segmentation fault

thanks in advance
     Wolfgang

You probably have a few choices:

  * revert to a standard tk package to use the standard scisoft
compiled against it,

  * use a different backend for matplotlib -- eg download wxpython for
os x and then use the wxagg backend in matplotlib by setting the
backend variable in your rc file:
http://matplotlib.sf.net/matplotlibrc

  * compile matplotlib yourself on your platform against your new tk, see
      http://matplotlib.sourceforge.net/installing.html
      http://ipython.scipy.org/moin/Py4Science/InstallationOSX
      http://ipython.scipy.org/moin/MatplotlibOSXBuildNotes

Hope this helps,
JDH

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On Thu, Feb 21, 2008 at 2:33 AM, Wolfgang Kerzendorf <wkerzendorf@...982...> wrote:

Dear all,
I use the scisoft package on leopard 10.5.2 (it is a package that
creates its own python framework and delivers astronomical tools). I
have recompiled tcl tkk 8.4 and 8.5 (which in hindsight was probably