Install mapnik 2.3 with the python plugin

Mapnik can be extended with some plugins. One of this is the “python plugin” that allows to use python as a data source. This article explain how to install mapnik with the python plugin for ubuntu 14.04. Indeed, the use of the python plugin installed with aptitude triggers a segfault. This segfault is generated by the boost librairy. The only way to use the python plugin is to reinstall boost with a patch and then to install mapnik from scratch. [Lire plus]