matplotlib, under normal usage, doesn't list all files in the current directory. Can you provide the steps you perform before calling show()? What platform are you on, and which backend are you using?
Mike On 10/18/2010 05:54 AM, mfabulous wrote: > Hi, > > I encountered this particular problem quite often now. If you use matplotlib > in a directory that contains a large number of files, things become > extremely slow after calling pylab.show(). I suspect the interface > internally lists all files in that directory? > > I often have to plot from directories with huge amounts of data, is there a > way to change that behavior? > > Regards, > > Maximilian > -- Michael Droettboom Science Software Branch Space Telescope Science Institute Baltimore, Maryland, USA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download new Adobe(R) Flash(R) Builder(TM) 4 The new Adobe(R) Flex(R) 4 and Flash(R) Builder(TM) 4 (formerly Flex(R) Builder(TM)) enable the development of rich applications that run across multiple browsers and platforms. Download your free trials today! http://p.sf.net/sfu/adobe-dev2dev _______________________________________________ Matplotlib-users mailing list Matplotlib-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-users