>On 1 April 2010 13:53, Mauro Cavalcanti <mauro...@gmail.com> wrote: > Python 2.6.2 (release26-maint, Apr 19 2009, 01:56:41) > [GCC 4.3.3] on linux2 > Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information. >>>> from pylab import randn, hist >>>> x = randn(10000) >>>> hist(x, 100) > > Instead of a nice histogram, I am just presented with a "dump" of the > contents of an array: > > (array([ 2, 0, 1, 2, 1, 2, 1, 3, 4, 7, 15, 16, 9, > (cut here to save space) > 3.97823055, 4.05708515, 4.13593975, 4.21479434, 4.29364894, > 4.37250354]), <a list of 100 Patch objects>) > > No error messages or complaints about a missing graphics backend is > issued, so I'm lost.
Are you even expecting the correct behaviour? I'm under the impression that it's necessary to import and call show() if you want to see the plot? I thought it was necessary to use IPython in pylab mode to get the behaviour you're after i.e calling hist also brings up the plot window. I guess I'm hijacking your thread to ask whether the example on the front page is misleading, or if my understanding is flawed? Cheers, Scott ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download Intel® Parallel Studio Eval Try the new software tools for yourself. Speed compiling, find bugs proactively, and fine-tune applications for parallel performance. See why Intel Parallel Studio got high marks during beta. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-sw-dev _______________________________________________ Matplotlib-users mailing list Matplotlib-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-users
