SyntaxError: matplotlib python3 install problem

Hi, I downloaded a zip from the master on the github matplotlib repository, when I run: python3 setup.py install

I get several ‘SyntaxError: invalid syntax’ errors which appear to highlight quotes

byte-compiling /usr/local/lib/python3.2/site-packages/matplotlib/sphinxext/plot_directive.py to plot_directive.cpython-32.pyc

File “/usr/local/lib/python3.2/site-packages/matplotlib/sphinxext/plot_directive.py”, line 510

exec “import numpy as np\nfrom matplotlib import pyplot as plt\n” in ns

^

SyntaxError: invalid syntax

byte-compiling /usr/local/lib/python3.2/site-packages/matplotlib/backends/backend_svg.py to backend_svg.cpython-32.pyc

File “/usr/local/lib/python3.2/site-packages/matplotlib/backends/backend_svg.py”, line 69

s = s.replace(u"&", u"&")

^

SyntaxError: invalid syntax

Full output is here: https://gist.github.com/3656878

I’m running Scientific Linux 5.4 and numpy appears to work ok installed via pip-3.2.

Any ideas?

I build from github.

Hi, I downloaded a zip from the master on the github matplotlib repository, when I run: python3 setup.py install

I get several ‘SyntaxError: invalid syntax’ errors which appear to highlight quotes

byte-compiling /usr/local/lib/python3.2/site-packages/matplotlib/sphinxext/plot_directive.py to plot_directive.cpython-32.pyc

File “/usr/local/lib/python3.2/site-packages/matplotlib/sphinxext/plot_directive.py”, line 510

exec “import numpy as np\nfrom matplotlib import pyplot as plt\n” in ns

My install has:
exec(“import numpy as np\nfrom matplotlib import pyplot as plt\n”, ns)

                                                                                                               ^^ [no in]

^

SyntaxError: invalid syntax

byte-compiling /usr/local/lib/python3.2/site-packages/matplotlib/backends/backend_svg.py to backend_svg.cpython-32.pyc

File “/usr/local/lib/python3.2/site-packages/matplotlib/backends/backend_svg.py”, line 69

s = s.replace(u"&“, u”&")

^

That matches my file, and seems like completely valid syntax. When I copy and execute that text myself, it doesn’t raise an error. However, I think the problem may be that python3 no longer accepts unicode strings.

s = s.replace(“&”, “&”)

···

On Thu, Sep 6, 2012 at 10:35 AM, James Morrison <james.morrison@…287…> wrote:

SyntaxError: invalid syntax

Full output is here: https://gist.github.com/3656878

I’m running Scientific Linux 5.4 and numpy appears to work ok installed via pip-3.2.

Any ideas?


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