On 07/23/2014 03:19 AM, Ian A Taylor wrote:
> Sir/Madam
>
> I am trying to run matplotlib on an SL6 machine
>
> I installed ok with
>
> yum install numpy python-matplotlib ipython sympy python-nose
>
> However
>
> When running matplotlib, I receive errors
>
> /usr/lib64/python2.6/site-packages/matplotlib/backends/backend_gtk.py:621:
> DeprecationWarning: Use the new widget gtk.Tooltip
>    self.tooltips = gtk.Tooltips()
>
> I found
>
> http://matplotlib.1069221.n5.nabble.com/v-0-99-1-1-DeprecationWarning-Use-the-new-widget-gtk-Tooltip-self-tooltips-gtk-Tooltips-td41393.html
>
>
> run
>
> yum-builddep python-matplotlib
>
> with no problems

Not sure what you are trying to do here.

> When I try to run
>
> yum install matplotlib
>
> I get
> No package matplotlib available.
>
> So I must be looking in the wrong places for matplotlib

No, it's called "python-matplotlib" and you have it.  Although there may be 
alternative locations to get newer versions.

> So it would appear I am short of Numpy version 1.5,
>
> Any help to resolve this would be much appreciated

This is an upstream issue.  I would suggest filing a bug:

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/enter_bug.cgi?product=Red%20Hat%20Enterprise%20Linux%206

either against python-matplotlib or numpy.

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