On Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 8:04 PM, Ryan May<rma...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 6:09 PM, Christopher Barker <chris.bar...@noaa.gov> > wrote: >> >> Hi folks, >> >> Does anyone know if there is a way to use ipython with the advantages of >> the -pylab option (separate gui thread, etc.), but without the whole >> pylab namespace getting sucked in? > > Put this in your ~/.ipython/ipythonrc: > > pylab_import_all 0 > > That gives you exactly what you want. In my case, I also made a profile > that imports numpy as np and matplotlib.pyplot as plt, so that I can get the > equivalent of the ease pylab without the pollution.
Hey Ryan -- could you write up a sphinx/rest FAQ that describes all these steps in detail, eg how you create the profile and how you start ipython, so we can add it to the site docs? If you are uncomfortable with the docs, I can apply the patch. Thanks JDH ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Matplotlib-users mailing list Matplotlib-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-users
