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jlconlin
jlconlin

Reputation: 15084

Matplotlib doesn't show plots on Mac; plt.show() hangs on 'MacOSX' backend

As of late, I can't get my Matplotlib plots to show up. I have a very simple script:

import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
plt.plot([1,2,3])

but nothing ever shows up. If I include the line

plt.show()

then my Python process hangs.

In my ~/.config/matplotlib/matplotlibrc file I have 

backend      : MacOSX
interactive  : True

I'm a little embarrassed to ask this question. I've been a Matplotlib user for many years and have never had this problem. I don't know where to begin to fix this problem. Help!

I'm using Matplotlib 2.0.0 with Python 3.5.2 from Anaconda.

Upvotes: 3

Views: 7360

Answers (2)

Beerbauf
Beerbauf

Reputation: 21

I've just remove the line

interactive: True

enter code here

from my ~/matplotlib/matplotlibrc. It works fine with only backend: MacOSX using the plt.show() command.

Upvotes: 2

jlconlin
jlconlin

Reputation: 15084

The answer, as pointed out by @ImportanceOfBeingErnest is that the backend configuration for me wasn't working. I'm not sure if I need to install some additional libraries or not. I decided not to use the MacOSX backend and used the Qt5Agg backend. This worked just fine and I didn't have to install any new libraries.

Upvotes: 7

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