I am trying to run scipy in XP on VMWare Workstation. The host OS is Ubuntu. When I attempt to launch scipy I get the error:
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C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator>C:\Python25\python.exe C:\Python25\scrip
ts\ipython -pylab -p scipy
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "C:\Python25\scripts\ipython", line 27, in <module>
IPython.Shell.start().mainloop()
File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\IPython\Shell.py", line 1111, in start
return shell(user_ns = user_ns)
File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\IPython\Shell.py", line 1008, in __init__
shell_class=MatplotlibShell)
File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\IPython\Shell.py", line 74, in __init__
debug=debug,shell_class=shell_class)
File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\IPython\ipmaker.py", line 95, in make_IPyt
hon
embedded=embedded,**kw)
File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\IPython\Shell.py", line 562, in __init__
user_ns,b2 = self._matplotlib_config(name,user_ns)
File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\IPython\Shell.py", line 463, in _matplotli
b_config
from matplotlib import backends
File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\backends\__init__.py", line 55,
in <module>
new_figure_manager, draw_if_interactive, show = pylab_setup()
File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\backends\__init__.py", line 24,
in pylab_setup
globals(),locals(),[backend_name])
File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\backends\backend_tkagg.py", lin
e 8, in <module>
import tkagg # Paint image to Tk photo blitter extension
File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\backends\tkagg.py", line 1, in
<module>
import _tkagg
ImportError: DLL load failed: The specified module could not be found.
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I changed the back end to WxAgg with no luck.
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import wx
ImportError: no module named wx
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Any thoughts?
Thanks,
Bill