Re: [Matplotlib-users] problem importing pylab on OSX

Thank you for your help, I tried to do as you said and I got the  
following messages and then python quit: (I haven't planned to use  
PyGTK as I want to use WX.)
Many Thanks
Brice

import pylab
/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.4/lib/python2.4/site- 
packages/matplotlib/font_manager.py:456: UserWarning: Could not open  
font file /Library/Fonts/NISC18030.ttf
   warnings.warn("Could not open font file %s"%fpath)
/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.4/lib/python2.4/site- 
packages/matplotlib/font_manager.py:456: UserWarning: Could not open  
font file /Library/Fonts/fonts.cache-1
   warnings.warn("Could not open font file %s"%fpath)
/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.4/lib/python2.4/site- 
packages/matplotlib/font_manager.py:456: UserWarning: Could not open  
font file /System/Library/Fonts/LastResort.dfont
   warnings.warn("Could not open font file %s"%fpath)
/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.4/lib/python2.4/site- 
packages/matplotlib/font_manager.py:456: UserWarning: Could not open  
font file /System/Library/Fonts/Keyboard.dfont
   warnings.warn("Could not open font file %s"%fpath)
No module named pygtk
PyGTK version 1.99.16 or greater is required to run the GTK Matplotlib  
backends

On 6 Jul 2005, at 15:51, John Hunter wrote:

>>>>>> "Brice" == Brice Thurin <B.P...@ci...> writes:
>     Brice> packages/matplotlib/font_manager.py", line 458, in
>     Brice> createFontDict prop = ttfFontProperty(font) File
>     Brice>  
> "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.4/lib/python2.4/site-
>     Brice> packages/matplotlib/font_manager.py", line 271, in
>     Brice> ttfFontProperty sfnt = font.get_sfnt() RuntimeError: No
>     Brice> SFNT name table
>
>
> Try editing matplotlib/font_manager.py on line 458 and replacing
>
>
>             prop = ttfFontProperty(font)
>
> with
>
>             try: prop = ttfFontProperty(font)
>             except: continue
>
> Let me know if this helps...
>
> JDH
>
>
Brice Thurin

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