[Matplotlib-users] no plots showing

Hi guys, If I do the following, no plot shows: ply5@xroa-dt-20:~> python Python 2.6.9 (unknown, Apr 7 2015, 08:28:12) [GCC 4.3.4 [gcc-4_3-branch revision 152973]] on linux2 Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information. >>> import pylab as plt >>> plt.figure()

Re: [Matplotlib-users] no plots showing

You're missing a pair of parentheses. Without it, you're just referring to the function itself. plt.show() On Nov 27, 2015 11:36 AM, "Paul Harrison" wrote: > > Hi guys, > > If I do the following, no plot shows: > > ply5@xroa-dt-20:~> python > > Python 2.6.9

Re: [Matplotlib-users] no plots showing

Apologies, the parentheses must have got missed off when I copied and pasted the output from my terminal. Same issue though, I don't get any plots come up. This always used to work, and works for my colleagues! Paul On Fri, Nov 27, 2015 at 11:35 AM, Paul Harrison

Re: [Matplotlib-users] no plots showing

plt.show is a function. You are not calling it just displaying it. Try doing plt.show() BTW please use the new mailing list at matplotlib-us...@python.org best Jens On Fri, 27 Nov 2015 at 11:36 Paul Harrison wrote: > > Hi guys, > > If I do the following, no plot

Re: [Matplotlib-users] no plots showing

Sorry but the parentheses have not gone missing in your copy paste. The line below will only be printed if you don't have any parentheses after the function. Can you try again and show the output of actually calling plt.show()? Best Jens On Fri, 27 Nov 2015 at 11:58 Paul Harrison

Re: [Matplotlib-users] no plots showing

Can you try to check which backend you are using Do something like >>> import matplotlib >>> matplotlib.get_backend() after your plot. It is possible that your machine is set to use a non graphical backend best Jens On Fri, 27 Nov 2015 at 12:29 Paul Harrison wrote:

Re: [Matplotlib-users] no plots showing

I get: >>> plt.show() >>> import matplotlib >>> matplotlib.get_backend() 'agg' >>> On Fri, Nov 27, 2015 at 12:40 PM, Jens Nielsen wrote: > Can you try to check which backend you are using > Do something like > >>> import matplotlib > >>> matplotlib.get_backend() >

Re: [Matplotlib-users] no plots showing

That makes sense. The agg backend is a non graphical backend intended for saving image output. I don't know why this is the default one on your system. if you start your python session with: ``` import matplotlib matplotlib.use('TkAgg') ... ``` You will select the TkAgg backend which is

Re: [Matplotlib-users] no plots showing

Here's some output from an ssh -Y to another machine - I also get the same result working on the console (no plots appearing). Python 2.6.9 (unknown, Apr 7 2015, 08:28:12) [GCC 4.3.4 [gcc-4_3-branch revision 152973]] on linux2 Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more