matplotlib fails to output EPS figure with usetex = True

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I am trying to output (savefig) matplotlib figures as EPS; however, it seems there is a conflict when using the LaTeX rendering AND saving EPS figures. For example, the following code produces a good EPS figure:

import matplotlib.pyplot as plt import numpy as np plt.figure() plt.plot(np.random.rand(100)) plt.savefig('plot.eps')

whereas this code produces an EPS figure that can not be viewed; my document viewer (Ubuntu's Evince) continuously says "Loading..."

import matplotlib.pyplot as plt import numpy as np plt.rc('text', usetex = True) plt.figure() plt.plot(np.random.rand(100)) plt.savefig('plot.eps')

Is there a known issue when combining these two options? Is there any kind of work around (aside from saving as PDF or saving as PDF then converting to EPS)?

@tcaswell No, Inkscape failed to open it, returning the error: "ps2pdf failed" — Blink
– Blink, Commented Dec 5, 2013 at 21:32
@tcaswell mpl: 1.2.1, texlive: 20130772-1, and eps: dropbox.com/s/sld8jw5n1uepngb/plot.eps — Blink
– Blink, Commented Dec 5, 2013 at 21:39

Blink · Accepted Answer · 2013-12-06 21:10:48Z

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The only solution I could find was to update matplotlib from 1.2.1 to 1.3.1. Now it works without problems.

answered Dec 6, 2013 at 21:10

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