Python 2.6.2 installation?

Community matplotlib-users
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I am rather new to matplotlib and would appreciate help on how I can install matplotlib with Python 2.6.2 on a Windows Vista platform.

Thanks, :slight_smile:
V. Stokes

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The matplotlib installer is broken for python2.6 -- I have been
working on fixing it, but it is not an easy problem. A recent post on
the subject is here:

  http://www.nabble.com/binary-installers-for-python2.6--libpng-segfault%2C-MSVCR90.DLL-and- mingw-td23971661.html

if there is anyone out there who has time to spend on this problem,
that would be great.

JDH

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On Fri, Jun 12, 2009 at 5:34 AM, Virgil Stokes<vs@...2650...> wrote:

I am rather new to matplotlib and would appreciate help on how I can
install matplotlib with Python 2.6.2 on a Windows Vista platform.

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2009/6/12 Virgil Stokes <vs@…2650…>

I am rather new to matplotlib and would appreciate help on how I can
install matplotlib with Python 2.6.2 on a Windows Vista platform.

You have to build it manually. Assumed you have Visual Studio 2008 installed:

  1. install freetype (freetype-2.3.5-1-setup.exe)
  2. install libpng (libpng-1.2.35-setup.exe)
  3. install zlib (zlib-1.2.3.exe)
  4. download and unzip the matplotlib sources (matplotlib-0.98.5.2.tar.gz), I will refer to this folder as [matplotlib_home]
  5. download and unzip win32_static_vs.tar.gz into [matplotlib_home]
  6. read [matplotlib_home] /INSTALL
  7. type the install commands from the VisualStudio2008-Command-Shell in [matplotlib_home]
  • 7.1 python setup.py build
  • 7.2 python setup.py install
    Regards

Magnus