Re: [igraph] Python matplotlib in os x

[Giovanni Marco Dall'Olio]

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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