ImportError ft2font in /Users/fonnescj/Code/lib/libfreetype.6.dylib

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ImportError ft2font in /Users/fonnescj/Code/lib/libfreetype.6.dylib

Closed this issue 12 years ago · 27 comments

Using the head version (51de317) of scipysuperpack on 10.7:

      File "/Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/matplotlib-1.2.x-py2.7-macosx-10.8-intel.egg/matplotlib/figure.py", line 19, in <module>
        from axes import Axes, SubplotBase, subplot_class_factory
      File "/Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/matplotlib-1.2.x-py2.7-macosx-10.8-intel.egg/matplotlib/axes.py", line 14, in <module>
        import matplotlib.axis as maxis
      File "/Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/matplotlib-1.2.x-py2.7-macosx-10.8-intel.egg/matplotlib/axis.py", line 10, in <module>
        import matplotlib.font_manager as font_manager
      File "/Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/matplotlib-1.2.x-py2.7-macosx-10.8-intel.egg/matplotlib/font_manager.py", line 53, in <module>
        from matplotlib import ft2font
    ImportError: dlopen(/Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/matplotlib-1.2.x-py2.7-macosx-10.8-intel.egg/matplotlib/ft2font.so, 2): Library not loaded: /Users/fonnescj/Code/lib/libfreetype.6.dylib
      Referenced from: /Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/matplotlib-1.2.x-py2.7-macosx-10.8-intel.egg/matplotlib/ft2font.so
      Reason: image not found

I had to install using 4db963b to get it to work.

Answer 1 · 2012-07-25T21:07:15.000Z

Sorry, misread your post. The fix should be below.

Answer 2 · 2012-07-26T12:29:06.000Z

Hello, I am experiencing a similar problem on 10.8:

>>> from matplotlib import axis
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
  File "/Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/matplotlib-1.2.x-py2.7-macosx-10.8-intel.egg/matplotlib/axis.py", line 10, in <module>
    import matplotlib.font_manager as font_manager
  File "/Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/matplotlib-1.2.x-py2.7-macosx-10.8-intel.egg/matplotlib/font_manager.py", line 53, in <module>
    from matplotlib import ft2font
ImportError: dlopen(/Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/matplotlib-1.2.x-py2.7-macosx-10.8-intel.egg/matplotlib/ft2font.so, 2): Library not loaded: /Users/fonnescj/Code/lib/libfreetype.6.dylib
  Referenced from: /Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/matplotlib-1.2.x-py2.7-macosx-10.8-intel.egg/matplotlib/ft2font.so
  Reason: image not found

Am I doing something wrong?

Answer 3 · 2012-07-26T14:13:22.000Z

No, that's a linking error on my part. Stay tuned.

Answer 4 · 2012-07-26T14:47:37.000Z

OK, should be fixed now in 05f847e. Give it a try.

Answer 5 · 2012-07-26T17:10:53.000Z

Hey, thanks for the quick response!

I still get (another) error now:

>>> from matplotlib import axis
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
  File "/Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/matplotlib-1.2.x-py2.7-macosx-10.8-intel.egg/matplotlib/axis.py", line 10, in <module>
    import matplotlib.font_manager as font_manager
  File "/Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/matplotlib-1.2.x-py2.7-macosx-10.8-intel.egg/matplotlib/font_manager.py", line 53, in <module>
    from matplotlib import ft2font
ImportError: dlopen(/Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/matplotlib-1.2.x-py2.7-macosx-10.8-intel.egg/matplotlib/ft2font.so, 2): Symbol not found: _BZ2_bzDecompress
  Referenced from: /Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/matplotlib-1.2.x-py2.7-macosx-10.8-intel.egg/matplotlib/ft2font.so
  Expected in: flat namespace
 in /Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/matplotlib-1.2.x-py2.7-macosx-10.8-intel.egg/matplotlib/ft2font.so

Answer 6 · 2012-07-26T17:13:20.000Z

It sounds like you are running 32-bit Python. Can you check?

Answer 7 · 2012-07-26T17:18:07.000Z

Apparently it's 64 bit (should be the stock Python shipping with ML):

$ python
Python 2.7.2 (default, Jun 20 2012, 16:23:33) 
[GCC 4.2.1 Compatible Apple Clang 4.0 (tags/Apple/clang-418.0.60)] on darwin
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.

$ python -c 'import sys;print("%x" % sys.maxsize, sys.maxsize > 2**32)'
('7fffffffffffffff', True)

Answer 8 · 2012-07-26T17:21:01.000Z

Oh, it's a universal binary:

$ file `which python`
/usr/bin/python: Mach-O universal binary with 2 architectures
/usr/bin/python (for architecture i386):    Mach-O executable i386
/usr/bin/python (for architecture x86_64):  Mach-O 64-bit executable x86_64

Answer 9 · 2012-07-26T17:27:53.000Z

So, if you run python using arch -x86_64 python, does matplotlib import without error?

Answer 10 · 2012-07-26T19:58:32.000Z

Nope, I get the exact same:

$ arch -x86_64 python
Python 2.7.2 (default, Jun 20 2012, 16:23:33) 
[GCC 4.2.1 Compatible Apple Clang 4.0 (tags/Apple/clang-418.0.60)] on darwin
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> from matplotlib import axis
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
  File "/Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/matplotlib-1.2.x-py2.7-macosx-10.8-intel.egg/matplotlib/axis.py", line 10, in <module>
    import matplotlib.font_manager as font_manager
  File "/Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/matplotlib-1.2.x-py2.7-macosx-10.8-intel.egg/matplotlib/font_manager.py", line 53, in <module>
    from matplotlib import ft2font
ImportError: dlopen(/Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/matplotlib-1.2.x-py2.7-macosx-10.8-intel.egg/matplotlib/ft2font.so, 2): Symbol not found: _BZ2_bzDecompress
  Referenced from: /Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/matplotlib-1.2.x-py2.7-macosx-10.8-intel.egg/matplotlib/ft2font.so
  Expected in: flat namespace
 in /Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/matplotlib-1.2.x-py2.7-macosx-10.8-intel.egg/matplotlib/ft2font.so
>>>

Answer 11 · 2012-07-26T20:04:47.000Z

When you type:

import sys; sys.maxint

what do you get?

Answer 12 · 2012-07-26T20:11:15.000Z

$ python
Python 2.7.2 (default, Jun 20 2012, 16:23:33) 
[GCC 4.2.1 Compatible Apple Clang 4.0 (tags/Apple/clang-418.0.60)] on darwin
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> import sys; sys.maxint
9223372036854775807
>>> 

$ arch -x86_64 python
Python 2.7.2 (default, Jun 20 2012, 16:23:33) 
[GCC 4.2.1 Compatible Apple Clang 4.0 (tags/Apple/clang-418.0.60)] on darwin
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> import sys; sys.maxint
9223372036854775807
>>>

Answer 13 · 2012-07-26T21:17:34.000Z

Give this one a try:

sudo easy_install https://dl.dropbox.com/u/233041/matplotlib-1.2.x-py2.7-macosx-10.8-intel.egg

Answer 14 · 2012-07-26T21:56:34.000Z

Still no luck :(

$ sudo easy_install https://dl.dropbox.com/u/233041/matplotlib-1.2.x-py2.7-macosx-10.8-intel.egg
Password:
Downloading https://dl.dropbox.com/u/233041/matplotlib-1.2.x-py2.7-macosx-10.8-intel.egg
Processing matplotlib-1.2.x-py2.7-macosx-10.8-intel.egg
removing '/Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/matplotlib-1.2.x-py2.7-macosx-10.8-intel.egg' (and everything under it)
creating /Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/matplotlib-1.2.x-py2.7-macosx-10.8-intel.egg
Extracting matplotlib-1.2.x-py2.7-macosx-10.8-intel.egg to /Library/Python/2.7/site-packages
matplotlib 1.2.x is already the active version in easy-install.pth

Installed /Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/matplotlib-1.2.x-py2.7-macosx-10.8-intel.egg
Processing dependencies for matplotlib==1.2.x
Finished processing dependencies for matplotlib==1.2.x

$ python
Python 2.7.2 (default, Jun 20 2012, 16:23:33) 
[GCC 4.2.1 Compatible Apple Clang 4.0 (tags/Apple/clang-418.0.60)] on darwin
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> from matplotlib import axis
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
  File "/Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/matplotlib-1.2.x-py2.7-macosx-10.8-intel.egg/matplotlib/axis.py", line 10, in <module>
    import matplotlib.font_manager as font_manager
  File "/Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/matplotlib-1.2.x-py2.7-macosx-10.8-intel.egg/matplotlib/font_manager.py", line 53, in <module>
    from matplotlib import ft2font
ImportError: dlopen(/Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/matplotlib-1.2.x-py2.7-macosx-10.8-intel.egg/matplotlib/ft2font.so, 2): Symbol not found: _BZ2_bzDecompress
  Referenced from: /Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/matplotlib-1.2.x-py2.7-macosx-10.8-intel.egg/matplotlib/ft2font.so
  Expected in: flat namespace
 in /Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/matplotlib-1.2.x-py2.7-macosx-10.8-intel.egg/matplotlib/ft2font.so

Answer 15 · 2012-07-27T06:44:58.000Z

same issue with me. tried both dropbox egg and master
mountain lion with 2.7.2 python

Answer 16 · 2012-07-27T15:39:57.000Z

OK, let me know if the following does not fix it:

sudo easy_install https://dl.dropbox.com/u/233041/matplotlib-1.2.x-py2.7-macosx-10.8-intel.egg

Answer 17 · 2012-07-27T18:47:45.000Z

Thanks for your hard work on this, fonnesbeck!

Unfortunately, I still get the same error. Did you build with -lbz2?

ImportError: dlopen(/Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/matplotlib-1.2.x-py2.7-macosx-10.8-intel.egg/matplotlib/ft2font.so, 2): Symbol not found: _BZ2_bzDecompress

Answer 18 · 2012-07-27T19:03:38.000Z

OK, one more try. You know the drill:

sudp easy_install https://dl.dropbox.com/u/233041/matplotlib-1.2.x-py2.7-macosx-10.8-intel.egg

Answer 19 · 2012-07-27T19:19:47.000Z

>>> from matplotlib import axis
>>>

Woo-hoo!! Thank you so much, apparently it's working now!

Answer 20 · 2012-07-27T19:23:02.000Z

That's excellent news. Thanks for helping me track it down.

Answer 21 · 2012-08-10T19:09:06.000Z

I'm getting an import error with ft2font as well, but slightly different. It seems to be something with X11, but I haven't been able to find a fix. Any ideas?

>>> from matplotlib import ft2font
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
ImportError: dlopen(/Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/matplotlib-1.2.x-py2.7-macosx-10.7-intel.egg/matplotlib/ft2font.so, 2): Library not loaded: /usr/X11/lib/libfreetype.6.dylib
  Referenced from: /Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/matplotlib-1.2.x-py2.7-macosx-10.7-intel.egg/matplotlib/ft2font.so
  Reason: Incompatible library version: ft2font.so requires version 14.0.0 or later, but libfreetype.6.dylib provides version 13.0.0

Answer 22 · 2012-08-10T19:54:37.000Z

It looks like its trying to load your dynamic library at /usr/X11/lib/libfreetype.6.dylib If you move this file, does the problem go away?

Answer 23 · 2012-08-11T15:29:52.000Z

It does not. It's a system file, so this likely isn't a ScipySuperpack problem, but thought someone here might have run into the same issue. I'm on OSX 10.7.2.

>>> from matplotlib import ft2font
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
ImportError: dlopen(/Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/matplotlib-1.2.x-py2.7-macosx-10.7-intel.egg/matplotlib/ft2font.so, 2): Library not loaded: /usr/X11/lib/libfreetype.6.dylib
  Referenced from: /Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/matplotlib-1.2.x-py2.7-macosx-10.7-intel.egg/matplotlib/ft2font.so
  Reason: image not found

Answer 24 · 2012-08-11T16:27:19.000Z

Apparently it was an issue with versioning in the system files - downloading and installing all OSX system updates provides the fix.

>>> from matplotlib import ft2font
>>>

Answer 25 · 2013-07-14T21:56:28.000Z

Hello fonnesbeck, I pretty much had the exact same errors as hoechenberger did above. However when trying to apply your last fix (sudp easy_install https://dl.dropbox.com/u/233041/matplotlib-1.2.x-py2.7-macosx-10.8-intel.egg) it seems to hang forever. When trying to hit the link with a browser it never loads. Any chance I could get an updated link for this? I really need it for my work.

Thanks!

Answer 26 · 2013-07-15T15:25:26.000Z

I just tried downloading it from a remote location, and it worked fine. Can you try again? Are you behind some sort of firewall that would block a Dropbox link?

Answer 27 · 2013-07-15T15:34:58.000Z

Yup, works. :) Thanks very much. I had tried downloading it behind a firewall, which caused that hanging.