matplotlib requires python 2.2+, Numeric and pygtk 1.99.16, which
requires GTK2.

If these dependencies are satisfied, just do the usual thing:

  > python setup.py install

I have installed and tested this on linux and several win32 platforms,
but it should run anywhere that Numeric and pygtk run.

If you want to use matplotlib interactively from the prompt, see the
file INTERACTIVE.

Redhat Users:

  GTK2 became the default with the Redhat Linux 8 series.  If you're
  distro is older than that, you'll need to upgrade your desktop,
  upgrade your gtk libs, or upgrade your distro.


Windows Users:

   Windows users should consult
   http://www.mapr.ucl.ac.be/~gustin/win32_ports for information about
   pygtk for win32.  Basically, you need to install the GTK+ 2.2
   runtime and pygtk-1.99.16, both of which have friendly windows
   installers.  After you install the runtime, you may need to add the
   bin and lib subdirs of your install dir to your PATH.


If you have any questions, email me at 
John Hunter <jdhunter@ace.bsd.uchicago.edu> or post to
comp.lang.python, which I read frequently.