[TriZPUG] wxPython compile doesn't install wx module

[Chris Calloway]

On Mar 6, 2010, at 8:58 PM, Joseph Mack NA3T wrote
> wxPython (v2.8.10.1) is a prerequesite for matplotlib (v0.99.1.1)


Since when?

matplotlib works with about 11 different graphics toolkits, one of  
which is wx. But it doesn't require wx. The default rendering engine  
is AGG, which is included with matplotlib. You have to configure a  
request to use wx when installing matplotlib by customizing both  
matplotlibrc and setup.cfg, and there is choice to use wx with or  
without AGG. Only then will the import wx setup.py step execute. And  
even then, if wx is requested but not found, the matplotlib install  
degrades gracefully and doesn't try to use it.

wxpython requires wxwidgets. Is that the problem? (And what Tom Bryan  
said.)

What linux are your running? You should just be able to get matplotlib  
and wxpython from your repo and be good to go.

I install matplotlib in a virtualenv, though. I've easy_installed it.  
And I've done the setup.py way.

This book might help you:

https://www.packtpub.com/matplotlib-python-development/book

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