python 2.7 not installing matplotlib
matplotlib, python, python-2.7
Solution
You are installing a binary package which is going to expect a specific system python. You are better off building from source.
Just try installing it from pip:
pip install numpy
pip install matplotlib
If you do not yet have pip, you can install it like this:
wget "http://peak.telecommunity.com/dist/ez_setup.py"
python ez_setup.py
easy_install pip
If any of this fails, then follow @Nolen Royalty's guide that he mentioned in the comments
Problem
Hi I'm trying to install matplotlib on my mac. I have lion OS X. my python version is `2.7.1` ( this is what it says when I run it from terminal) every time I install matplotlib, it promots this error ``` matplotlib 1.1.0 cannot be installed on this disk. matplotlib requires System python 2.7 to install. ``` I'm new to the python world and I need a tool to graph a few things... so a clear explanation is much appreciated. Thanks!