Problems installing matplot library for Python on Windows7

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This is the situation:

I need to install matplotlib for my project.

Initially it told me it needed vcvarsall.bat, which I installed MS C++ 2008 for. Then I tried to install it again and it is now giving me the following

C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0\VC\BIN\cl.exe /c /nologo /Ox /MD /W3 /GS- /DNDEBUG -DPY_ARRAY_UNIQUE_SYMBOL=MPL_ARRAY_API-DPYCXX_ISO_CPP_LIB=1 "-IC:\Program Files\BitNami DjangoStack\python\lib\site-packages\numpy\core\include" -I. "-IC:\Program Files\BitNami DjangoStack\python\lib\site-packages\numpy\core\include\freetype2" -I.\freetype2 "-IC:\Program Files\BitNami DjangoStack\python\include" "-I C:\Program Files\BitNami DjangoStack\python\PC" /Tpsrc/ft2font.cpp /Fobuild\temp.win32-2.6\Release\src/ft2font.obj

ft2font.cpp

C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0\VC\INCLUDE\xlocale(342) : warning C4530: C++ exception handler used, but unwind semantics are not enabled. Specify /EHsc

c:\users\name\downloads\matplotlib-1.1.0\src\ft2font.h(16) : fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: 'ft2build.h': No such file or directory

error: command '"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0\VC\BIN\cl.exe"' failed with exit status 2

I tried to install freetyp2 and I ran an executable available for FreeType and it installed freetype in C:\Program Files (x86)\GnuWin32\include, however it still is giving me the error above. What am I doing wrong and what do I need to do to fix it?

Thank you for any help provided. -Stan

I am using python to try to install this stuff.

Are you trying to install from source ?, which installer are you using? Matplotlib installs in win7 from binary installers with no hassle at all — joaquin
– joaquin, Commented Feb 9, 2012 at 19:10

jdigital · Accepted Answer · 2012-02-09 19:15:25Z

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If you just want matplotlib (and don't care about a setting up a build environment for compiling components), the simplest solution is to install a pre-built verison of matplotlib.

The pythonxy project provides a python distribution that includes a large number of popular packages (including matplotlib).

Alternatively, you can download an installer directly from the matplotlib project.

answered Feb 9, 2012 at 19:15

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oz123 Over a year ago

pythonxy is the way to go on Windows. How ever, as someone wrote somewhere, if you have a picaso picture would you put in the toilet ? Using Debian and python is easier ;-)

RLZaleski Over a year ago

It doesn't have GTK support though, which unfortunately is needed by the project I'm trying to build.

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