[Zope] matplotlib and zope problem

[Marek Szczypiński]

Here is the traceback. Looks like problem with matplotlib it self,
doesn't it? Did anyone have the same problems?
Thanks for any help.

Marek


Traceback (innermost last):
  Module ZPublisher.Publish, line 115, in publish
  Module ZPublisher.mapply, line 88, in mapply
  Module ZPublisher.Publish, line 41, in call_object
  Module Products.ExternalMethod.ExternalMethod, line 59, in
manage_addExternalMethod
  Module Products.ExternalMethod.ExternalMethod, line 111, in __init__
  Module Products.ExternalMethod.ExternalMethod, line 134, in manage_edit
  Module Products.ExternalMethod.ExternalMethod, line 141, in getFunction
  Module App.Extensions, line 148, in getObject
   - __traceback_info__:
('/var/lib/zope/zope-markacy/Extensions/mpl.py', 'mpl')
  Module /var/lib/zope/zope-markacy/Extensions/mpl.py, line 1, in ?
  Module None, line 1011, in ?
  Module None, line 968, in rc_params
  Module None, line 914, in matplotlib_fname
  Module None, line 273, in wrapper
  Module None, line 324, in _get_configdir
RuntimeError: '/' is not a writable dir; you must set environment
variable HOME to be a writable dir


Marek Szczypiński wrote:
> Hello All,
> 
>   I've been using zope and matplotlib for some time now, and I want to
> connect them. I'am using the example code from page:
> http://www.scipy.org/Cookbook/Matplotlib/Matplotlib_and_Zope ,
> but whenever I try to import matplotlib, and/or pylab packages i get
> this error from zope:
> 
> Error Type: RuntimeError
> Error Value: '/' is not a writable dir; you must set environment
> variable HOME to be a writable dir
> 
> Have You got any ideas, on what might go wrong? I'am using matplotlib
> 0.87.4, and zope 2.9.5 with python 2.4.3 on gentoo linux box.
> 
> Thanks in advance for any help.
> 
> Marek Szczypinski
> 
> 
> 
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