[Python-modules-team] Bug#587973: RE : Bug#587973: python-matplotlib: problem when importing pylab

[Sandro Tosi]

Hello,

On Wed, Jul 7, 2010 at 22:14, PICCA Frédéric-Emmanuel
<frederic-emmanuel.picca at synchrotron-soleil.fr> wrote:
>> The GUI Bindings depends are there:
>
>> So it turns out you disabled the Recommends installation, which is
>> fine, but "breaks" how mpl package works. There are some reference
>> also in /usr/share/doc/python-matplotlib/README.Debian .
>
> Yes the question is why python-tk was not installed during the matplotlib installation ???

well, that's a question going a bit OT from matplotlib :)

> I find nothing about Recommands in my /etc/apt directory configuration files.

that's weird, by default (I think during lenny release cycle) apt
install recommends, and you can disable it in apt-get with:

       --no-install-recommends
           Do not consider recommended packages as a dependency for
           installing. Configuration Item: APT::Install-Recommends.

if you --reinstall mpl what does it happen?

>> If you find that enough, I'd close this bug, else the only other thing
>> I can do, is improve the documentation (and for that feel free to
>> propose some wordings).
>
> If you find an explaination it is ok.

you can also try to investigate it with a user-support forum, like
debian-users ml or so.

> I am wondering if this issue was not triggered by the python 2.5 -> 2.6 transition.

it shouldn't at least from the top of my head: python-tk is available
both for 2.5 and 2.6, and so mpl.

Regards,
-- 
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