matplotlib / matplotlib/natgrid
natgrid setup fails on 64 bit windows
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Description
Please see the following post: https://bugs.python.org/issue23246
As described there, importing setuptools to your setup.py rather than distutils will resolve the issue
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Research direction
Start with setup.py and the linked Python issue to understand the 64-bit Windows failure and the setuptools-versus-distutils setup path. Update the setup dependency/import as described, then verify that natgrid setup and import work on 64-bit Windows.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- c, python
- Domain
- build-system
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Estimated time
- 1-3 hours
- Activity status
- Stale
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- Clearly specified
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100