Category Archives: Python

Adjusting to the new version of Pylab and Mayavi on Ubuntu 12.04

Posted on May 15, 2012 by Svenn-Arne Dragly

It seems the IPython and Pylab packages has also been updated in 12.04 and thus removing the old ipython -wthread flag that would ensure Mayavi plots to be run in a separate thread. Running with the flag causes this error … Continue reading →

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Using the same script on installs with different EPD versions

Posted on May 15, 2012 by Svenn-Arne Dragly

In the newest version of Enthought’s Python Distribution (EPD) on Ubuntu, the plotting package has been moved from enthought.mayavi.mlab to the shorter and more general mayavi.mlab. This does however mean that if you, like me, need to work with different … Continue reading →

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Python deleted my vector values

Posted on February 15, 2010 by Svenn-Arne Dragly

Sometimes scripting languages can be a real annoyance. Why? Because when you get as much help as you do with for instance Python, you also lose a lot of control. Being used to scripting languages like PHP, I made the … Continue reading →

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