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Asked: May 28, 20262026-05-28T18:23:47+00:00 2026-05-28T18:23:47+00:00

Alright, so after reinstalling my os my python installation died. Python, numpy and ipython

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Alright, so after reinstalling my os my python installation died. Python, numpy and ipython work fine, but matplotlib has misteriously vanished. After repeatedly trying to install it from macports, egg, and others, I have managed to do it through their provided .dmg. Now apparently, matplotlib doesn’t support 64 bit architecture (?????). Anyway, though maybe someone here had been through a similar problem. So, my specs: MAC OS x 10.7.2, python 2.7 out of the box, numpy 1.5.1 and matplotlib 1.1.0. Here’s the output:

File “”, line 1, in
File “/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/site->packages/matplotlib/pyplot.py”, line 23, in
from matplotlib.figure import Figure, figaspect
File “/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/site->packages/matplotlib/figure.py”, line 16, in
import artist
File “/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/site->packages/matplotlib/artist.py”, line 6, in
from transforms import Bbox, IdentityTransform, TransformedBbox, TransformedPath
File “/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/site->packages/matplotlib/transforms.py”, line 34, in
from matplotlib._path import affine_transform
ImportError: /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/site->packages/matplotlib/_path.so: no appropriate 64-bit architecture (see “man python” for >running in 32-bit mode)

Thanks for any help, please let me know if I’m posting this absolutely in the wrong place!

Alex.

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    2026-05-28T18:23:48+00:00Added an answer on May 28, 2026 at 6:23 pm

    I hit the same problem and never managed to fix it.

    If you work in academia or are a student then there is a free version of the Enthought Python Distribution (EPD) available – that’s what I used in the end and it has been excellent.
    http://enthought.com/products/edudownload.php

    It has python, matplotlib, numpy, scipy, and many other packages precompiled, and has an OSX 64 bit version.

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