Python Integration - Matplotlib Error (suggested fix does not work)

[Barry DeCicco]

I've seen this before, but the answer didn't work for me. I'm using Stata 16, and Python 3 under Anaconda on Windows. When I try running the example at:
https://www.stata.com/new-in-stata/python-integration/, I get the standard error discussed: ""This application failed to start because it could not find or load the Qt platform plugin "windows" in ..."


From https://www.statalist.org/forums/for...nnounced/page2
posts #21 and #22, the suggested fix was:

import os
os.environ['QT_QPA_PLATFORM_PLUGIN_PATH'] = "C:\\ProgramData\\Anaconda3\\plugins"

However, I don't have the 'plugins directory; in my installation there seems to be a very large number of 'plugins' folders under 'pkgs'.

Does anybody have a fix for this?

Thank you very much!
Barry

[Zhao Xu (StataCorp)]

Barry DeCicco

The plugins/ folder is usually located within the Library/ folder. If this is true for your case, you can code

import os
os.environ['QT_QPA_PLATFORM_PLUGIN_PATH'] = "C:\\ProgramData\\Anaconda3\\Library\\plugins"