ImportError: No module named _backend_gdk
I am starting to get some insight into interactive plotting with python and matplotlib using pyGTK+. Therefore I took a look at the example given at the matplotlib website . This is a short exerpt of the Code: #!/usr/bin/env python """ Example of embedding matplotlib in an application and interacting with a treeview to store data. Double click on an entry to update plot data """ import pygtk pygtk.require('2.0') import gtk from gtk import gdk import matplotlib matplotlib.use('GTKAgg') # or 'GTK' from matplotlib.backends.backend_gtk import FigureCanvasGTK as FigureCanvas from numpy.random