Re: [Matplotlib-users] Using blit=True in matplotlib.animation

2015-05-31 Thread Thomas Caswell
Please keep discussion on the list. That warning means some thing is importing pyplot before your file. You need to make sure that you use `matplotlib.use` before anything in your process import `pyplot`. You may need to change your `matplotlibrc` file. Tom On Sun, May 31, 2015, 00:30 Peter Row

Re: [Matplotlib-users] Using blit=True in matplotlib.animation

2015-05-30 Thread Thomas Caswell
Blitting not working for the osx backend is a long standing issue due to differences between what is allowed in the different gui frame works. You have to change the backend via `use` before you import pyplot. If you are still getting the error it is likely you tried to change the backend _after_

[Matplotlib-users] Using blit=True in matplotlib.animation

2015-05-30 Thread Peter Rowat
I’m on OS X, trying to write a multi-slider-controlled animation. If I have blit=True in the call to matplotlib.animation, I get this message matplotlib.animation.BackendError: The current backend is 'MacOSX' and may go into an infinite loop with blit turned on. Either turn off blit or use an al