Re: [igraph] Python matplotlib in os x

[Moses Boudourides]

Thanks, Giovanni. In the meantime, I found that

show(block=False)

unfreezes the shell.

Any suggestions about installing a definitely running
matplotlip.pyplot on a 10.7.5 mac?

--Moses


On Thu, Nov 15, 2012 at 9:49 AM, Giovanni Marco Dall'Olio
<address@hidden> wrote:
> What you have described is the normal behaviour in python. When you
> create a plot, the interpreter freezes, and you can't enter any new
> commands unless you close the plot window. That is because the pyrhon
> interpreter only supports a single process, and can't fork a new
> process when you create the plot.
>
> The easiest solution is to use ipython (an extended python
> interpreter), calling it with the --pylab option (on older ipython
> versions, it's -pylab). There are many other solutions, you will find
> them with a google search.
>
>
> 2012/11/14, Moses Boudourides <address@hidden>:
>> Hello,
>>
>> I understand that this question is not pertinent to igraph, but since
>> I've spent almost the whole day trying to plot with matplotlib.pyplot
>> in python on mac os x, without any success, I was wondering whether
>> there are others with similar experiences and possibly some
>> suggestions for a solution.
>>
>> I was more successful on an Ubuntu where I can plot networkx objects
>> with matplotlib. However, even there, I'm afraid there is something
>> I'm doing wrong, because after my plots appear, the python shell
>> freezes and I cannot insert any other command in it unless I kill the
>> running process, which is of course quite bothersome.
>>
>> Much obliged for any assistance you might give them for these two problems.
>>
>> --Moses
>>
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