Errors trying to use logomaker

[cossio]

I am trying to use the logomaker python package, https://logomaker.readthedocs.io/en/latest/examples.html.

I try this:

logomaker = PythonCall.pyimport("logomaker")
crp_df = logomaker.get_example_matrix("crp_energy_matrix"; print_description=false)
crp_logo = logomaker.Logo(crp_df, shade_below=.5, fade_below=.5, font_name="Arial Rounded MT Bold")
crp_logo.style_spines(visible=false)
crp_logo.style_spines(spines=["left", "bottom"], visible=true)
crp_logo.style_xticks(rotation=90, fmt="%d", anchor=0)
crp_logo

following the first example in the link above.

However this gives a series of errors.

First, the following line is printed multiple times: Intel MKL ERROR: Parameter 11 was incorrect on entry to DGEEV.. Not sure what that means.

Second, I get the following explicit error:

Python: LogomakerError: type(spines) = <class 'juliacall.VectorValue'>; must be of type (tuple, list, set) 

Stacktrace:
 [1] pythrow()
   @ PythonCall ~/.julia/packages/PythonCall/XgP8G/src/err.jl:94
 [2] errcheck
   @ ~/.julia/packages/PythonCall/XgP8G/src/err.jl:10 [inlined]
 [3] pycallargs
   @ ~/.julia/packages/PythonCall/XgP8G/src/abstract/object.jl:154 [inlined]
 [4] pycall(::PythonCall.Py; kwargs::Base.Pairs{Symbol, Any, Tuple{Symbol, Symbol}, NamedTuple{(:spines, :visible), Tuple{Vector{String}, Bool}}})
   @ PythonCall ~/.julia/packages/PythonCall/XgP8G/src/abstract/object.jl:165
 [5] #_#11
   @ ~/.julia/packages/PythonCall/XgP8G/src/Py.jl:360 [inlined]
 [6] top-level scope
   @ In[20]:5
 [7] eval
   @ ./boot.jl:373 [inlined]
 [8] include_string(mapexpr::typeof(REPL.softscope), mod::Module, code::String, filename::String)
   @ Base ./loading.jl:1196

[cjdoris]

For the second issue, it looks like you want spines=pylist(["left", "bottom"]) to explicitly pass a list.

For the first, I'm not sure. I'd guess Python's MKL is conflicting with Julia's somehow.

[cossio]

Thanks. Using pylist solves the second issue. However I still do not see a plot. Instead a python object is returned.

[cjdoris]

Return crp_logo.fig to return the underlying Matplotlib figure instead.

[cossio]

That works, thanks.

The only remaining issue is MKL. Do you have any ideas about that?
Or it means I should not use MKL in a Julia session if I want to call PythonCall?

[cjdoris]

There's a warning on the MKL readme that it needs to be the first package loaded. Maybe it's that?

Or maybe you need to make sure that Python is using the same version of MKL?

Or just don't use MKL.jl like you suggested. I'm not sure.

[cossio]

Ok I'll close this issue.
Thanks for your help.