[Python-modules-team] Bug#587973: RE : Bug#587973: python-matplotlib: problem when importing pylab

[PICCA Frédéric-Emmanuel]

> Hello Picca,

Hello

> The GUI Bindings depends are there:

> So it turns out you disabled the Recommends installation, which is
> fine, but "breaks" how mpl package works. There are some reference
> also in /usr/share/doc/python-matplotlib/README.Debian .

Yes the question is why python-tk was not installed during the matplotlib installation ???

I find nothing about Recommands in my /etc/apt directory configuration files.

> If you find that enough, I'd close this bug, else the only other thing
> I can do, is improve the documentation (and for that feel free to
> propose some wordings).

If you find an explaination it is ok.
I am wondering if this issue was not triggered by the python 2.5 -> 2.6 transition.

Regards

Frederic