Re: [Matplotlib-users] Matplotlib conflicts with IDLE

2010-02-07 Thread David MacQuigg
Thanks to all who have replied. {Ipython, Vpython, Spyder, WxPython, Eclipse} x {Windows XP, Windows 7, Mac OSX, Linux} - looks like we have many {IDE, platform} combinations to test, and no consensus on any one choice. Student needs are different than large project developers. I need an IDE th

Re: [Matplotlib-users] Matplotlib conflicts with IDLE

2010-02-07 Thread Pierre Raybaut
Gael Varoquaux a écrit : > On Sun, Feb 07, 2010 at 09:59:04AM +0100, Pierre Raybaut wrote: > >> Two screenshots to prove it :-) >> >> Running an example script including "pdb.set_trace()" in the external >> console: >> http://spyderlib.googlegroups.com/web/pdb_test.png >> Executing the same sc

Re: [Matplotlib-users] Matplotlib conflicts with IDLE

2010-02-07 Thread Gael Varoquaux
On Sun, Feb 07, 2010 at 09:59:04AM +0100, Pierre Raybaut wrote: > Two screenshots to prove it :-) > > Running an example script including "pdb.set_trace()" in the external > console: > http://spyderlib.googlegroups.com/web/pdb_test.png > Executing the same script from a Python interpreter within

Re: [Matplotlib-users] Matplotlib conflicts with IDLE

2010-02-07 Thread Pierre Raybaut
Pierre Raybaut a écrit : > 2010/2/6 Gael Varoquaux : > >> On Sat, Feb 06, 2010 at 11:27:50AM +0100, Pierre Raybaut wrote: >> When you start having a somewhat complex set of functions that call >> each other, or when you are getting failures with somebody else's code, >> this is priceless. This i

Re: [Matplotlib-users] Matplotlib conflicts with IDLE

2010-02-06 Thread Pierre Raybaut
2010/2/6 Gael Varoquaux : > On Sat, Feb 06, 2010 at 11:27:50AM +0100, Pierre Raybaut wrote: > When you start having a somewhat complex set of functions that call > each other, or when you are getting failures with somebody else's code, > this is priceless. This is so useful that to debug some code

Re: [Matplotlib-users] Matplotlib conflicts with IDLE

2010-02-06 Thread Gael Varoquaux
On Sat, Feb 06, 2010 at 11:27:50AM +0100, Pierre Raybaut wrote: > > Why not? I use Ipython on OS-X all the time, and it is fabulous, really > > fabulous. > >> > Also, I would rather stick with IDLE. It is the perfect IDE for > >> > non-CS students who shouldn't be spending their time on the >

Re: [Matplotlib-users] Matplotlib conflicts with IDLE

2010-02-06 Thread Pierre Raybaut
> > Date: Fri, 05 Feb 2010 12:59:41 -0800 From: Christopher Barker > Subject: Re: [Matplotlib-users] Matplotlib > conflicts with IDLE To: matplotlib-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Message-ID: <4b6c86bd.3090...@noaa.gov> Content-Type: text/plain; > charset=ISO-885

Re: [Matplotlib-users] Matplotlib conflicts with IDLE

2010-02-05 Thread Gary Pajer
On Fri, Feb 5, 2010 at 3:46 PM, David MacQuigg wrote: > > I can't get Matplotlib to work with IDLE.  plt.show() makes beutiful plots, > but IDLE is hung.  Entering "exit" in the little pop-up console window > raises an exception in IDLE, and then leaves the plot window hung. It looks > like the ol

Re: [Matplotlib-users] Matplotlib conflicts with IDLE

2010-02-05 Thread Michiel de Hoon
ll go away. I believe that ipython has made some progress in addressing these issues, but that of course won't help people who use regular python instead of ipython. --Michiel. --- On Fri, 2/5/10, David MacQuigg wrote: > From: David MacQuigg > Subject: [Matplotlib-users] Matplotli

Re: [Matplotlib-users] Matplotlib conflicts with IDLE

2010-02-05 Thread Christopher Barker
David MacQuigg wrote: > I can't get Matplotlib to work with IDLE. Sorry, I don't know anything about IDLE, but... > I'm running on Mac OS-X, so it looks like IPython is not an option. Why not? I use Ipython on OS-X all the time, and it is fabulous, really fabulous. > Also, I > would rather s

[Matplotlib-users] Matplotlib conflicts with IDLE

2010-02-05 Thread David MacQuigg
I can't get Matplotlib to work with IDLE. plt.show() makes beutiful plots, but IDLE is hung. Entering "exit" in the little pop-up console window raises an exception in IDLE, and then leaves the plot window hung. It looks like the old "dualing event loops" problem with IDLE, although the Matplotl