Bug#481457: python-gtk2: 2.12.1-2 breaks matplotlib and likely other apps as well

[Manuel Metz]

Loïc Minier wrote:
> On Fri, May 16, 2008, Manuel Metz wrote:
>> The latest update to 2.12.1-2 wasn't very healthy. This updated breaks
>> matplotlib and most likely other applications as well.
>>
>> Starting "ipython -pylab" and trying to type anything fails; "ipython"
>> works fine. Keys only occasionally are recognized - most get lost.
> 
>  I couldn't reproduce, but I upgraded to python2.5 2.5.2-5.  Could you
>  please try:
>  - upgrading to python2.5 2.5.2-5
>  - upgrading to python2.5 2.5.2-5 and rebuilding pygtk against this
>    python2.5
> 
>  please tell me whether this helps; thanks
> 

Hi,

updating to python 2.5.2-5 didn't help. matplotlib still fails with any 
GTK backend (GTK, GTKCairo, GTKAgg) - without any error message. running 
this minimum script just stalls without showing up any window; breaking 
with Ctly-C, the window pops up for a very short moment, that's it.

import pylab
x = pylab.arange(8)
y = x**2
pylab.plot(x,y)
pylab.show()


Manuel