Reputation: 744
Using python 2.6 on my mac the following works fine (i.e. a plot window opens):
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
from numpy import linspace, sin, pi
plt.ion()
print "Is interactive:?", plt.isinteractive()
x = linspace(-pi, pi, 1001)
plt.plot(x, sin(x))
raw_input() #keep the window open
It works when I run it in shell (i.e. $ python test.py) as well as when I run it in an interactive python terminal.
I recently installed python 2.7 and with it nothing happens (more precisely, plot window appears in Dock, but doesn't open) when I run my script from shell. The value of plt.isinteractive() is false even after plt.ion().
When I run the same code in an interactive python terminal, everything is fine.
The answer to this question makes the plot window appear, but I find it annoying that now I have to add plt.pause(0.1) to my script.
Is there a way to get the earlier behaviour without modifying the code?
The backend is macosx.
Upvotes: 0
Views: 891
Reputation: 744
It seems that this is a bug related to matplotlib 1.4. An ugly workaround is to include:
import sys
sys.ps1 = 'SOMETHING'
before importing matplotlib.
Alternatively, one can use ipython to run the script.
For more details see here https://github.com/matplotlib/matplotlib/issues/3505
Upvotes: 1