wxPython Notes
IPLT uses wxPython in combination with its own C++ wx classes. This mixing is only possible if wxPython is linked against the system wide wx libraries, and not against its own local set. Unfortunately, each distribution handles this differently. If you install the wxPython package, and get crashes and/or weird behavior when running wxPython code from giplt, then a manual installation of wxPython is necessary.
- Uninstall the wxPython binary package
- Download the wxPython source package that matches your installed wx version (first three version numbers, such as 2.8.7)
- After unpacking, change into the wxPython directory within the top-level directory
- run python setup.py install, this will copy the relevant files to your python site-packages dir (e.g. /usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages). Note that superuser privilege is required, so you may want to append sudo to the above command.
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