[IPython-user] matplotlib savefig() backends

[izak marais]

Hi 

After starting "ipython -pylab", the code at the bottom generates an error. 

Is this a known bug or is there something fishy with my installation?
savefig(<*.pdf>) works fine when called from a script outside Ipython, so
the problem must be something with Ipython or its configuration.

My setup: Windows XP, Ipython version 0.8.4, matplotlib version 0.91.2, python 2.4.3

Regards
Izak

CODE:
plot([1 ,2 3])
savefig("test.pdf")

ERROR:
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
ImportError                               Traceback (most recent call last)

C:\Python24\lib\site-packages\matplotlib\pyplot.pyc in savefig(*args, **kwargs)
    267 def savefig(*args, **kwargs):
    268     fig = gcf()
--> 269     return fig.savefig(*args, **kwargs)
    270 if Figure.savefig.__doc__ is not None:
    271     savefig.__doc__ = dedent(Figure.savefig.__doc__)

C:\Python24\lib\site-packages\matplotlib\figure.pyc in savefig(self, *args, **kwargs)
    780                 kwargs[key] = rcParams['savefig.%s'%key]
    781
--> 782         self.canvas.print_figure(*args, **kwargs)
    783
    784     def colorbar(self, mappable, cax=None, ax=None, **kw):

C:\Python24\lib\site-packages\matplotlib\backend_bases.pyc in print_figure(self, filename, dpi, facecolor, edgecolor, orientation, format, *
*kwargs)
   1192                 facecolor=facecolor,
   1193                 edgecolor=edgecolor,
-> 1194                 orientation=orientation,
   1195                 **kwargs)
   1196         finally:

C:\Python24\lib\site-packages\matplotlib\backend_bases.pyc in print_pdf(self, *args, **kwargs)
   1100
   1101     def print_pdf(self, *args, **kwargs):
-> 1102         from backends.backend_pdf import FigureCanvasPdf # lazy import
   1103         pdf = self.switch_backends(FigureCanvasPdf)
   1104         return pdf.print_pdf(*args, **kwargs)

C:\Python24\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\backends\backend_pdf.py
     11 import time
     12 import warnings
---> 13 import zlib
     14
     15 import numpy as npy

ImportError: dynamic module does not define init function (initzlib)


      
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