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bad message when %pylab fails due import *other* than matplotlib #3684
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can you try using a different gui backend ( I remember running into an issue like this one and having to set the |
I'm sorry, this might be due to problems on my system, brew does not install sip currently on my system, and was since corked. Sorry for the noise and let's close this for now. |
yeah, --pylab=tk works fine. |
as a warning to other EPD users: the config files provided in the path by the EPD path indeed blocked my brew install of sip. Had to take out EPD from the path, do |
I don't think it's pylab mode that's broken, it's that sip (PyQt) is actually at fault, but we turn any ImportError into the message you were discussing. Can you try PR #3683, which touches exactly this code, and see if it behaves better for you? |
As I said, all my errors are gone since sip is back in play. |
Sorry. I think the ImportError swallowing the real error and telling you matplotlib is unavailable is actually fixed by that PR. |
closing this, as Michael was able to resolve this issue |
use `%matplotlib` in example notebooks - removes any mention of `%pylab` in our examples - adds `--matplotlib` command-line flag, mapping to the new - adds `Populated namespace` message to %pylab output, at the request of @fperez. - fix unicode bug in SVG, discovered during testing closes #3680 closes #3684
use `%matplotlib` in example notebooks - removes any mention of `%pylab` in our examples - adds `--matplotlib` command-line flag, mapping to the new - adds `Populated namespace` message to %pylab output, at the request of @fperez. - fix unicode bug in SVG, discovered during testing closes ipython#3680 closes ipython#3684
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