Sorry - I should have replied to all to continue the thread on the forum....
Begin forwarded message: Date: Wed, 17 Nov 2010 18:22:25 -0700 From: Collin Day <dcday...@gmail.com> To: Benjamin Root <ben.r...@ou.edu> Subject: Re: [Matplotlib-users] Control of thread/program not returning to ipython after creating a plot. On Wed, 17 Nov 2010 19:00:54 -0600 Benjamin Root <ben.r...@ou.edu> wrote: I tried that - same results. I did continue to try different backends - TkAgg lets me call figure(), pulls up an empty figure and then I call plot(x,y) and the plot appears as expected. That backend is fine with me, but I am wondering if I have found a bug or some sort of interaction with GTK and / or wx. Here are snippets from /etc/matplotlib/matplotlibrc (when it doesn't work) backend : WXAgg # if you are runing pyplot inside a GUI and your backend choice # conflicts, we will automatically try and find a compatible one for # you if backend_fallback is True #backend_fallback: True interactive : True so I have interactive set. -C > On Wed, Nov 17, 2010 at 6:54 PM, Collin Day <dcday...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > Either I updated something that changed Matplotlib's behavior or I > > am missing something, but when I make a plot in ipython, control is > > not returning to the prompt - I can't do anything until I close the > > plot. Here is exactly what I am doing: > > > > ipython --pylab > > > > x=arange(10) > > y=x**2 > > > > figure() > > plot(x,y) > > show() > > > > Also, I am not sure if that is right. In the past I remember just > > being able to type plot() and the figure came up and control went > > back to ipython to continue. But I could be wrong. > > > > Then, if I want to do anything else, I have to close the window. > > The backend I am using is WXAgg. I also noticed that if I use the > > GTKAgg backend, control does not return to the prompt even after > > closing the plot. I have to hit ctl-c to get the prompt back. I > > have tried this both with ion() and ioff(). > > > > I don't ever remember having to close the plot or hit control-c to > > keep working. I googled and did not really see anything relevant. > > Could anyone tell me what I am missing or what I need to do so that > > I can plot in ipython, leave the plot up, and then continue working? > > > > I have matplotlib 1.0.0 and ipython 0.10.1 > > > > Thanks for any help! > > > > > Most likely, you were used to interactive mode being on. A new > installation of matplotlib might have over-written your matplotlibrc > file, resetting the option to False. Find your matplotlibrc file and > change interactive to True to get the behavior you want. > > I hope that helps! > > Ben Root ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Beautiful is writing same markup. Internet Explorer 9 supports standards for HTML5, CSS3, SVG 1.1, ECMAScript5, and DOM L2 & L3. Spend less time writing and rewriting code and more time creating great experiences on the web. Be a part of the beta today http://p.sf.net/sfu/msIE9-sfdev2dev _______________________________________________ Matplotlib-users mailing list Matplotlib-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-users
