python3 and matplotlib installation problem

Hi,

just installed matplotlib by doing

git clone GitHub - matplotlib/matplotlib: matplotlib: plotting with Python
cd matplotlib
python3 setup.py build
sudo python3 setup.py install

When I import matplotlib.pyplot I get the following error message.

Any help is wellcome
Elmar

Python 3.2.1 (default, Jul 18 2011, 16:24:40) [GCC] on linux2
Type "copyright", "credits" or "license()" for more information.
>>> import numpy
>>> import matplotlib
>>> numpy.__version__
'1.6.2'
>>> matplotlib.__version__
'1.2.x'
>>> import matplotlib.pyplot
Traceback (most recent call last):
   File "<pyshell#4>", line 1, in <module>
     import matplotlib.pyplot
   File "/usr/local/lib/python3.2/site-packages/matplotlib/pyplot.py", line 26, in <module>
     from matplotlib.figure import Figure, figaspect
   File "/usr/local/lib/python3.2/site-packages/matplotlib/figure.py", line 19, in <module>
     from .axes import Axes, SubplotBase, subplot_class_factory
   File "/usr/local/lib/python3.2/site-packages/matplotlib/axes.py", line 21, in <module>
     import matplotlib.dates as mdates
   File "/usr/local/lib/python3.2/site-packages/matplotlib/dates.py", line 122, in <module>
     from dateutil.rrule import rrule, MO, TU, WE, TH, FR, SA, SU, YEARLY, \
   File "/usr/local/lib/python3.2/site-packages/dateutil/rrule.py", line 55
     raise ValueError, "Can't create weekday with n == 0"
                     ^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax

···

Install python-dateutil 2.1 <http://labix.org/python-dateutil/&gt;\. Do not use not dateutil 1.5 or the version included with matplotlib.

See also <Issues · matplotlib/matplotlib · GitHub;

Christoph

···

On 7/28/2012 12:29 PM, elmar werling wrote:

Hi,

just installed matplotlib by doing

git clone GitHub - matplotlib/matplotlib: matplotlib: plotting with Python
cd matplotlib
python3 setup.py build
sudo python3 setup.py install

When I import matplotlib.pyplot I get the following error message.

Any help is wellcome
Elmar

Python 3.2.1 (default, Jul 18 2011, 16:24:40) [GCC] on linux2
Type "copyright", "credits" or "license()" for more information.
  >>> import numpy
  >>> import matplotlib
  >>> numpy.__version__
'1.6.2'
  >>> matplotlib.__version__
'1.2.x'
  >>> import matplotlib.pyplot
Traceback (most recent call last):
    File "<pyshell#4>", line 1, in <module>
      import matplotlib.pyplot
    File "/usr/local/lib/python3.2/site-packages/matplotlib/pyplot.py",
line 26, in <module>
      from matplotlib.figure import Figure, figaspect
    File "/usr/local/lib/python3.2/site-packages/matplotlib/figure.py",
line 19, in <module>
      from .axes import Axes, SubplotBase, subplot_class_factory
    File "/usr/local/lib/python3.2/site-packages/matplotlib/axes.py",
line 21, in <module>
      import matplotlib.dates as mdates
    File "/usr/local/lib/python3.2/site-packages/matplotlib/dates.py",
line 122, in <module>
      from dateutil.rrule import rrule, MO, TU, WE, TH, FR, SA, SU, YEARLY, \
    File "/usr/local/lib/python3.2/site-packages/dateutil/rrule.py", line 55
      raise ValueError, "Can't create weekday with n == 0"
                      ^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax
  >>>

thank you,

will test it tommorow, first i have to install setuptools

···

Am 28.07.2012 21:46, schrieb Christoph Gohlke:

On 7/28/2012 12:29 PM, elmar werling wrote:

Hi,

just installed matplotlib by doing

git clone GitHub - matplotlib/matplotlib: matplotlib: plotting with Python
cd matplotlib
python3 setup.py build
sudo python3 setup.py install

When I import matplotlib.pyplot I get the following error message.

Any help is wellcome
Elmar

Python 3.2.1 (default, Jul 18 2011, 16:24:40) [GCC] on linux2
Type "copyright", "credits" or "license()" for more information.
   >>> import numpy
   >>> import matplotlib
   >>> numpy.__version__
'1.6.2'
   >>> matplotlib.__version__
'1.2.x'
   >>> import matplotlib.pyplot
Traceback (most recent call last):
     File "<pyshell#4>", line 1, in <module>
       import matplotlib.pyplot
     File "/usr/local/lib/python3.2/site-packages/matplotlib/pyplot.py",
line 26, in <module>
       from matplotlib.figure import Figure, figaspect
     File "/usr/local/lib/python3.2/site-packages/matplotlib/figure.py",
line 19, in <module>
       from .axes import Axes, SubplotBase, subplot_class_factory
     File "/usr/local/lib/python3.2/site-packages/matplotlib/axes.py",
line 21, in <module>
       import matplotlib.dates as mdates
     File "/usr/local/lib/python3.2/site-packages/matplotlib/dates.py",
line 122, in <module>
       from dateutil.rrule import rrule, MO, TU, WE, TH, FR, SA, SU, YEARLY, \
     File "/usr/local/lib/python3.2/site-packages/dateutil/rrule.py", line 55
       raise ValueError, "Can't create weekday with n == 0"
                       ^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax
   >>>

Install python-dateutil 2.1 <http://labix.org/python-dateutil/&gt;\. Do not
use not dateutil 1.5 or the version included with matplotlib.

See also <Issues · matplotlib/matplotlib · GitHub;

Christoph

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