So I rebuilt Python so that I would have Tkinter support, and using TkAgg I get the behavior I want, so it's not mission critical to me to figure this out anymore. But if anyone is interested in tracking it down I will be glad to help.
On Wed, Sep 26, 2012 at 8:06 AM, Craig the Demolishor <destrooo...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi all, > I've been having some trouble getting interactive mode to work > correctly with the WxAgg backend. I have these versions: > > [craigb@xxxxxx hists]$ python > Python 2.7.3 (default, Aug 13 2012, 16:13:38) > [GCC 4.1.2 20080704 (Red Hat 4.1.2-52)] on linux2 > Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information. >>>> import matplotlib >>>> matplotlib.__version__ > '1.1.1rc' >>>> import wx >>>> wx.__version__ > '2.8.12.1' >>>> > > > When I do something like this, > >>>> from matplotlib import pyplot >>>> import numpy >>>> pyplot.plot(numpy.arange(10), numpy.arange(10), 'r.') > [<matplotlib.lines.Line2D object at 0x5561750>] >>>> pyplot.show() > > I get a good-looking window with my plot. I can mouse over the window > and get coordinates, there are buttons on the bottom of the window > that I can push, etc. However, if I turn on interactive mode (I read > somewhere that it's bad to turn on interactive mode after you've > already made a plot, so below I've exited and started a new > interactive session), > >>>> from matplotlib import pyplot >>>> import numpy >>>> pyplot.ion() >>>> pyplot.plot(numpy.arange(10), numpy.arange(10), 'r.') > [<matplotlib.lines.Line2D object at 0x153e2ad0>] > > Nothing shows at this point. If I continue, > >>>> pyplot.show() > > Still nothing shows. If I exit right now, I get a brief glimpse of my > plot before python exits completely. I can get the plot to show by > doing > >>>> pyplot.draw() > > But it's only the top half of the plot, and if I drag another window > on top of it, it doesn't automatically redraw. No buttons, no > mouse-over niceness. Issuing pyplot.draw() again gets me the full > plot, but no mouse-overs, no buttons, and no redraw. > > Both MPL and wxPython were built from source on a RHEL5.8 machine, so > maybe it's the libraries I am linking against...? Anyway, I've > attached two screenshots of what my plots look like when they finally > are drawn. Many many thanks in advance! > > --cb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ How fast is your code? 3 out of 4 devs don\\\'t know how their code performs in production. Find out how slow your code is with AppDynamics Lite. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;262219672;13503038;z? http://info.appdynamics.com/FreeJavaPerformanceDownload.html _______________________________________________ Matplotlib-users mailing list Matplotlib-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-users
