[Paraview] Python View

[Cory Quammen]

Hi,

I'm fairly certain that a newer matplotlib version is required as the
print_to_buffer() method is not available in
matplotlib.backends.backend_agg in version 0.99.1.2 [1].

Matplotlib version 1.1.1 is known to work and is what comes with
ParaView binaries provided by Kitware. Could you try installing that
version and report back if that fixes your problem?

Thanks,
Cory

[1] https://github.com/matplotlib/matplotlib/blob/v0.99.x/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_agg.py

On Sun, May 18, 2014 at 5:07 AM, w.hunter <w.hunter7 at gmail.com> wrote:
> when I try to start a "Python View" Layout in Paraview 4.1.0 I get the
> following error:
>
> ERROR: In
> /home/william/OpenFOAM/ThirdParty-2.3.x/ParaView-4.1.0/ParaViewCore/ClientServerCore/Rendering/vtkMatplotlibUtilities.cxx,
> line 302
> vtkMatplotlibUtilities (0x3aaab10): Could not call
> 'dpiCanvas.print_to_buffer()'
>
>
> Traceback (most recent call last):
>   File "<string>", line 1, in <module>
> NameError: name 'inf' is not defined
> ERROR: In
> /home/william/OpenFOAM/ThirdParty-2.3.x/ParaView-4.1.0/ParaViewCore/ClientServerCore/Rendering/vtkMatplotlibUtilities.cxx,
> line 302
> vtkMatplotlibUtilities (0x3aaab10): Could not call
> 'pythonViewCanvas.print_to_buffer()'
>
> Using Scientific Linux 6.5 with python 2.6.6, numpy 1.4.1 and
> python-matplotlib 0.99.1.2 installed via yum. ParaView built using
> makeParaView4 script provided for OpenFOAM-2.3.0, Qt 4.8.5 built from
> source, compiler: Clang 3.3. The build was error free and everything else,
> including python scripting, is working fine.
>
> Any help much appreciated.
>
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