3d broken?

[doutriaux1]

import vcs
import cdms2
f = cdms2.open(vcs.sample_data+"/clt.nc")
s=f("clt")
sc = vcs.create3d_scalar()
x=vcs.init()
x.plot(s,sc)

gives:

Warning, can't open data file 'None'
Error pickling object {'latLonGrid': True, 'title': 'clt:Total cloudiness', 'datatype': 'Float', 'timeUnits': 'months since 1979-1-1 0', 'timeValue': 0.0, 'lon': array([-180., -175., -170., -165., -160., -155., -150., -145., -140.,
       -135., -130., -125., -120., -115., -110., -105., -100.,  -95.,
        -90.,  -85.,  -80.,  -75.,  -70.,  -65.,  -60.,  -55.,  -50.,
        -45.,  -40.,  -35.,  -30.,  -25.,  -20.,  -15.,  -10.,   -5.,
          0.,    5.,   10.,   15.,   20.,   25.,   30.,   35.,   40.,
         45.,   50.,   55.,   60.,   65.,   70.,   75.,   80.,   85.,
         90.,   95.,  100.,  105.,  110.,  115.,  120.,  125.,  130.,
        135.,  140.,  145.,  150.,  155.,  160.,  165.,  170.,  175.], dtype=float32), 'bounds': [-180.0, 180.0, -90.0, 94.0, 0.0, 0.0], 'valueRange': (0.0, 100.0), 'scalars': 'clt', 'plotType': 'xyz', 'base_time': ['1979-1-1 0:0:0.0', '1979-2-1 0:0:0.0', '1979-3-1 0:0:0.0', '1979-4-1 0:0:0.0', '1979-5-1 0:0:0.0', '1979-6-1 0:0:0.0', '1979-7-1 0:0:0.0', '1979-8-1 0:0:0.0', '1979-9-1 0:0:0.0', '1979-10-1 0:0:0.0', '1979-11-1 0:0:0.0', '1979-12-1 0:0:0.0', '1980-1-1 0:0:0.0', '1980-2-1 0:0:0.0', '1980-3-1 0:0:0.0', '1980-4-1 0:0:0.0', '1980-5-1 0:0:0.0', '1980-6-1 0:0:0.0', '1980-7-1 0:0:0.0', '1980-8-1 0:0:0.0', '1980-9-1 0:0:0.0', '1980-10-1 0:0:0.0', '1980-11-1 0:0:0.0', '1980-12-1 0:0:0.0', '1981-1-1 0:0:0.0', '1981-2-1 0:0:0.0', '1981-3-1 0:0:0.0', '1981-4-1 0:0:0.0', '1981-5-1 0:0:0.0', '1981-6-1 0:0:0.0', '1981-7-1 0:0:0.0', '1981-8-1 0:0:0.0', '1981-9-1 0:0:0.0', '1981-10-1 0:0:0.0', '1981-11-1 0:0:0.0', '1981-12-1 0:0:0.0', '1982-1-1 0:0:0.0', '1982-2-1 0:0:0.0', '1982-3-1 0:0:0.0', '1982-4-1 0:0:0.0', '1982-5-1 0:0:0.0', '1982-6-1 0:0:0.0', '1982-7-1 0:0:0.0', '1982-8-1 0:0:0.0', '1982-9-1 0:0:0.0', '1982-10-1 0:0:0.0', '1982-11-1 0:0:0.0', '1982-12-1 0:0:0.0', '1983-1-1 0:0:0.0', '1983-2-1 0:0:0.0', '1983-3-1 0:0:0.0', '1983-4-1 0:0:0.0', '1983-5-1 0:0:0.0', '1983-6-1 0:0:0.0', '1983-7-1 0:0:0.0', '1983-8-1 0:0:0.0', '1983-9-1 0:0:0.0', '1983-10-1 0:0:0.0', '1983-11-1 0:0:0.0', '1983-12-1 0:0:0.0', '1984-1-1 0:0:0.0', '1984-2-1 0:0:0.0', '1984-3-1 0:0:0.0', '1984-4-1 0:0:0.0', '1984-5-1 0:0:0.0', '1984-6-1 0:0:0.0', '1984-7-1 0:0:0.0', '1984-8-1 0:0:0.0', '1984-9-1 0:0:0.0', '1984-10-1 0:0:0.0', '1984-11-1 0:0:0.0', '1984-12-1 0:0:0.0', '1985-1-1 0:0:0.0', '1985-2-1 0:0:0.0', '1985-3-1 0:0:0.0', '1985-4-1 0:0:0.0', '1985-5-1 0:0:0.0', '1985-6-1 0:0:0.0', '1985-7-1 0:0:0.0', '1985-8-1 0:0:0.0', '1985-9-1 0:0:0.0', '1985-10-1 0:0:0.0', '1985-11-1 0:0:0.0', '1985-12-1 0:0:0.0', '1986-1-1 0:0:0.0', '1986-2-1 0:0:0.0', '1986-3-1 0:0:0.0', '1986-4-1 0:0:0.0', '1986-5-1 0:0:0.0', '1986-6-1 0:0:0.0', '1986-7-1 0:0:0.0', '1986-8-1 0:0:0.0', '1986-9-1 0:0:0.0', '1986-10-1 0:0:0.0', '1986-11-1 0:0:0.0', '1986-12-1 0:0:0.0', '1987-1-1 0:0:0.0', '1987-2-1 0:0:0.0', '1987-3-1 0:0:0.0', '1987-4-1 0:0:0.0', '1987-5-1 0:0:0.0', '1987-6-1 0:0:0.0', '1987-7-1 0:0:0.0', '1987-8-1 0:0:0.0', '1987-9-1 0:0:0.0', '1987-10-1 0:0:0.0', '1987-11-1 0:0:0.0', '1987-12-1 0:0:0.0', '1988-1-1 0:0:0.0', '1988-2-1 0:0:0.0', '1988-3-1 0:0:0.0', '1988-4-1 0:0:0.0', '1988-5-1 0:0:0.0', '1988-6-1 0:0:0.0', '1988-7-1 0:0:0.0', '1988-8-1 0:0:0.0', '1988-9-1 0:0:0.0', '1988-10-1 0:0:0.0', '1988-11-1 0:0:0.0', '1988-12-1 0:0:0.0', '1989-1-1 0:0:0.0'], 'time': ['1979-1-1 0:0:0.0', '1979-2-1 0:0:0.0', '1979-3-1 0:0:0.0', '1979-4-1 0:0:0.0', '1979-5-1 0:0:0.0', '1979-6-1 0:0:0.0', '1979-7-1 0:0:0.0', '1979-8-1 0:0:0.0', '1979-9-1 0:0:0.0', '1979-10-1 0:0:0.0', '1979-11-1 0:0:0.0', '1979-12-1 0:0:0.0', '1980-1-1 0:0:0.0', '1980-2-1 0:0:0.0', '1980-3-1 0:0:0.0', '1980-4-1 0:0:0.0', '1980-5-1 0:0:0.0', '1980-6-1 0:0:0.0', '1980-7-1 0:0:0.0', '1980-8-1 0:0:0.0', '1980-9-1 0:0:0.0', '1980-10-1 0:0:0.0', '1980-11-1 0:0:0.0', '1980-12-1 0:0:0.0', '1981-1-1 0:0:0.0', '1981-2-1 0:0:0.0', '1981-3-1 0:0:0.0', '1981-4-1 0:0:0.0', '1981-5-1 0:0:0.0', '1981-6-1 0:0:0.0', '1981-7-1 0:0:0.0', '1981-8-1 0:0:0.0', '1981-9-1 0:0:0.0', '1981-10-1 0:0:0.0', '1981-11-1 0:0:0.0', '1981-12-1 0:0:0.0', '1982-1-1 0:0:0.0', '1982-2-1 0:0:0.0', '1982-3-1 0:0:0.0', '1982-4-1 0:0:0.0', '1982-5-1 0:0:0.0', '1982-6-1 0:0:0.0', '1982-7-1 0:0:0.0', '1982-8-1 0:0:0.0', '1982-9-1 0:0:0.0', '1982-10-1 0:0:0.0', '1982-11-1 0:0:0.0', '1982-12-1 0:0:0.0', '1983-1-1 0:0:0.0', '1983-2-1 0:0:0.0', '1983-3-1 0:0:0.0', '1983-4-1 0:0:0.0', '1983-5-1 0:0:0.0', '1983-6-1 0:0:0.0', '1983-7-1 0:0:0.0', '1983-8-1 0:0:0.0', '1983-9-1 0:0:0.0', '1983-10-1 0:0:0.0', '1983-11-1 0:0:0.0', '1983-12-1 0:0:0.0', '1984-1-1 0:0:0.0', '1984-2-1 0:0:0.0', '1984-3-1 0:0:0.0', '1984-4-1 0:0:0.0', '1984-5-1 0:0:0.0', '1984-6-1 0:0:0.0', '1984-7-1 0:0:0.0', '1984-8-1 0:0:0.0', '1984-9-1 0:0:0.0', '1984-10-1 0:0:0.0', '1984-11-1 0:0:0.0', '1984-12-1 0:0:0.0', '1985-1-1 0:0:0.0', '1985-2-1 0:0:0.0', '1985-3-1 0:0:0.0', '1985-4-1 0:0:0.0', '1985-5-1 0:0:0.0', '1985-6-1 0:0:0.0', '1985-7-1 0:0:0.0', '1985-8-1 0:0:0.0', '1985-9-1 0:0:0.0', '1985-10-1 0:0:0.0', '1985-11-1 0:0:0.0', '1985-12-1 0:0:0.0', '1986-1-1 0:0:0.0', '1986-2-1 0:0:0.0', '1986-3-1 0:0:0.0', '1986-4-1 0:0:0.0', '1986-5-1 0:0:0.0', '1986-6-1 0:0:0.0', '1986-7-1 0:0:0.0', '1986-8-1 0:0:0.0', '1986-9-1 0:0:0.0', '1986-10-1 0:0:0.0', '1986-11-1 0:0:0.0', '1986-12-1 0:0:0.0', '1987-1-1 0:0:0.0', '1987-2-1 0:0:0.0', '1987-3-1 0:0:0.0', '1987-4-1 0:0:0.0', '1987-5-1 0:0:0.0', '1987-6-1 0:0:0.0', '1987-7-1 0:0:0.0', '1987-8-1 0:0:0.0', '1987-9-1 0:0:0.0', '1987-10-1 0:0:0.0', '1987-11-1 0:0:0.0', '1987-12-1 0:0:0.0', '1988-1-1 0:0:0.0', '1988-2-1 0:0:0.0', '1988-3-1 0:0:0.0', '1988-4-1 0:0:0.0', '1988-5-1 0:0:0.0', '1988-6-1 0:0:0.0', '1988-7-1 0:0:0.0', '1988-8-1 0:0:0.0', '1988-9-1 0:0:0.0', '1988-10-1 0:0:0.0', '1988-11-1 0:0:0.0', '1988-12-1 0:0:0.0'], 'lat': array([-90., -86., -82., -78., -74., -70., -66., -62., -58., -54., -50.,
       -46., -42., -38., -34., -30., -26., -22., -18., -14., -10.,  -6.,
        -2.,   2.,   6.,  10.,  14.,  18.,  22.,  26.,  30.,  34.,  38.,
        42.,  46.,  50.,  54.,  58.,  62.,  66.,  70.,  74.,  78.,  82.,
        86.,  90.], dtype=float32), 'attributes': {'time_statistic': 'average', 'scale': (0.0, 1.0), 'date': '1979/1/1\x00', 'name': 'clt', 'title': 'Total cloudiness', 'tileIndex': None, 'comments': 'YONU_AMIP1', 'long_name': 'Total cloudiness', 'range': (0.0, 100.0), 'grid_name': 'YONU4X5', 'time': '0:0:0.0\x00', 'units': '%', 'grid_type': 'gaussian'}, 'datasetId': 'clt'}: unicode argument expected, got 'str'
 Can't get Metadata!
[InputSpecs]: Error, Metadata for input 0 not found in ispec[1221ef3b0]  
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
TypeError                                 Traceback (most recent call last)
<ipython-input-8-92ed0e225c30> in <module>()
----> 1 x.plot(s,sc)

/Users/doutriaux1/anaconda2/envs/nightly_py2/lib/python2.7/site-packages/vcs/Canvas.pyc in plot(self, *actual_args, **keyargs)
   2781 
   2782         # Plot the data
-> 2783         a = self.__plot(arglist, keyargs)
   2784 
   2785         if "continents_line" in keyargs:

/Users/doutriaux1/anaconda2/envs/nightly_py2/lib/python2.7/site-packages/vcs/Canvas.pyc in __plot(self, arglist, keyargs)
   4125                         **keyargs)
   4126             else:
-> 4127                 returned_kargs = self.backend.plot(*arglist, **keyargs)
   4128                 if not keyargs.get("donotstoredisplay", False):
   4129                     dname = keyargs.get("display_name")

/Users/doutriaux1/anaconda2/envs/nightly_py2/lib/python2.7/site-packages/vcs/VTKPlots.pyc in plot(self, data1, data2, template, gtype, gname, bg, *args, **kargs)
    690                 gm.addPlotAttribute('filename', cdms_file)
    691                 gm.addPlotAttribute('url', cdms_file)
--> 692             returned.update(self.plot3D(data1, data2, tpl, gm, ren, **kargs))
    693         elif gtype in ["text"]:
    694             if tt.priority != 0:

/Users/doutriaux1/anaconda2/envs/nightly_py2/lib/python2.7/site-packages/vcs/VTKPlots.pyc in plot3D(self, data1, data2, tmpl, gm, ren, **kargs)
    794                 gmname=gm.g_name,
    795                 cm=gm.cfgManager,
--> 796                 **kargs)  # , plot_type = PlotType.List  )
    797             self.plotApps[gm] = g
    798             self.plotRenderers.add(g.plot.renderer)

/Users/doutriaux1/anaconda2/envs/nightly_py2/lib/python2.7/site-packages/DV3D/Application.pyc in gminit(self, var1, var2, **args)
     63             if self.plot == None:
     64                 self.plot = RectGridPlot(**args)
---> 65                 self.plot.gminit( var1, var2, **args )
     66                 self.plot.ParameterValueChanged.connect(self.canvas.processParameterChange)
     67             else:

/Users/doutriaux1/anaconda2/envs/nightly_py2/lib/python2.7/site-packages/DV3D/StructuredGridPlot.pyc in gminit(self, var1, var2, **args)
    644             self.cfgManager = args["cm"]
    645         self.createRenderer( **args )
--> 646         self.execute( )
    647         self.initializePlots()
    648         self.initCamera()

/Users/doutriaux1/anaconda2/envs/nightly_py2/lib/python2.7/site-packages/DV3D/StructuredGridPlot.pyc in execute(self, **args)
    237         if not self.isBuilt():
    238             self.initializeInputs()
--> 239             self.buildPipeline()
    240             self.buildBaseMap()
    241             self.fetchPlotButtons()

/Users/doutriaux1/anaconda2/envs/nightly_py2/lib/python2.7/site-packages/DV3D/RectilinearGridPlot.pyc in buildPipeline(self)
    978         # Create transfer mapping scalar value to opacity
    979         self.opacityTransferFunction = vtk.vtkPiecewiseFunction()
--> 980         self.setMaxScalarValue( self.input().GetScalarType() )
    981 
    982 #        self.contourInput = None if contourModule == None else contourModule.getOutput()

/Users/doutriaux1/anaconda2/envs/nightly_py2/lib/python2.7/site-packages/DV3D/StructuredGridPlot.pyc in setMaxScalarValue(self, iDType)
    142         elif iDType == vtk.VTK_UNSIGNED_SHORT:  self._max_scalar_value = 256*256-1
    143         elif iDType == vtk.VTK_SHORT:           self._max_scalar_value = 256*128-1
--> 144         else:                                   self._max_scalar_value = self.getRangeBounds()[1]
    145 
    146     def decimateImage( self, image, decx, decy ):

TypeError: 'NoneType' object has no attribute '__getitem__'

[scottwittenburg]

Near the top of that output, in the Error pickling object ... message, if you scroll far to the right, you can see the following:

unicode argument expected, got 'str'

So is this perhaps addressed by (or just related to) the recent str/unicode fixes?