[CentOS] matplotlib pygtk version problem

Hello, Anybody a solution for the following problem: the matplotlib library for Python in Centos 6.3 crashes my application because of a deprecated PyGtk2 version. Can be easily reproduced: installation of python 2.6.6 with matplotlib Type in the python shell:

from pylab import plot plot([0,1],[0,1])

Error: /usr/lib64/python2.6/site-packages/matplotlib/backends/backend_gtk.py:621: DeprecationWarning: Use the new widget gtk.Tooltip self.tooltips = gtk.Tooltips() self.tooltips = gtk.Tooltips() Fatal Python error: GC object already tracked Aborted (core dumped)

Looks like it has to do with the ridiculous old PyGtk version 2.16 which should be >2.2 for matplotlib any solutions?

Taco Walstra

University of Amsterdam