Re: [Matplotlib-users] Matplotlib Windows binaries - problem

On 11/26/2010 2:28 AM, Fred Pollard wrote:
> Hi,
> I'm trying to install matplotlib on a windows machine at work to try and
> demonstrate its usefulness.  I have Python 2.6 installed and managed to
> use the numpy binary install without admin priviledges.
> The matplotlib binary installer, however, requires admin priviledges,
> and I don't understand why - is an alternative installer available,
> because otherwise, I'll have to drop matplotlib and Python for somethign
> else, as IT will take a month or two to install it for me.
> I know I could build it myself, but the same restrictions are causing
> problems getting the pre-requisites installed!
> Cheers,
> Fred
>
>

The matplotlib installers for Windows are executable ZIP files generated 
by Python's builtin distutils package with the 
--user-access-control=auto option. See the following links for previous 
discussions and a workaround for your problem.

<http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&aid=2858636&group_id=80706&atid=560720>
<http://www.mail-archive.com/mat...@li.../msg17728.html>
<http://www.mail-archive.com/mat...@li.../msg13466.html>

Christoph