Question

Install matplotlib on Windows 7?

The link in the homework for PS6 gives you a file for installing on Mac. When I search online for a windows D/L I can only find them for Python 2.7. Does anyone know where I can get matplotlib for Python 2.5 on Windows?

Answer 1

At the bottom of the download page:
http://matplotlib.org/downloads.html

They have a link to the old versions. The issue then is finding what version is made to work with 2.5.

Answer 2

Awesome. I have a version that installs to 2.5, but it gives me another issue.
When I run the .exe it gives me the errors:

"could not create: matplotlib-py2.5"
"could not create: python 2.5 matplotlib-1.1.1"
'could not set key value: "C:\Python25\Removematplotlib.exe" - u "C:\Python25\motplotlib-wininst.log" '

Another user ran into this issue a few months ago, but his post never got resolved.
I have numpy installed and it imports to IDLE correctly. Any ideas on what's causing matplotlib to fail?

(I'll attach the file I ran, for reference)

Answer 3

I found this reply:

The error you have comes from the compiled c-extensions not being installed or being complied against the wrong versions windows/compilers/stuff. – tcaswell

So it is probably something between the newer operating system and the older software. The solution would to be a newer version of Python and matplotlib.