Re: [Matplotlib-users] O pylab why do you refuse to import?

John Seales wrote:
> Hi- I'm writing again. 
> 
> I managed to switch my python version to 2.5, and reloaded numpy and matplotlib.

how did you install matplotlib?

  Unfortunately, pylab still will not load:
> ImportError: dlopen(/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.5/lib/python2.5/site-packages/matplotlib/ft2font.so, 2): Library not loaded: /usr/X11R6/lib/libfreetype.6.dylib
>   Referenced from: /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.5/lib/python2.5/site-packages/matplotlib/ft2font.so
>   Reason: image not found
> 
> What is going on? Is ft2font.so broken?

does that file exist?

If so, try running:

$ file ft2font.so

and see what it says -- it may be a PPC- only binary.


> I'm using python 2.5.2 on a macbook, intel microprocessor, mac os 10.4.11

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