python error: no module named pylab

I solved the same problem by installing "matplotlib".

I installed python-numpy python-scipy python-matplotlib, but it didn't work for me and I got the same error. Pylab isn't recognized without matplotlib. So I used this:

from matplotlib import pylab
from pylab import *

and worked for me.

You'll need to install numpy, scipy and matplotlib to get pylab. In ubuntu you can install them with this command:

sudo apt-get install python-numpy python-scipy python-matplotlib

If you installed python from source you will need to install these packages through pip. Note that you may have to install other dependencies to do this, as well as install numpy before the other two.

That said, I would recommend using the version of python in the repositories as I think it is up to date with the current version of python (2.7.3).

The error means pylab is not part of the standard Python libraries. You will need to down-load it and install it. I think it's available Here They have installation instructions here