[Gnuplot-py-users] thread.error: can't start new thread

[Ben W. <bw...@ma...>]

Hi

I'm not famliar with the inner workings of GnuPlot.py and am very 
confused by an error I get. Anyone have an suggestions how I could avoid 
it? Details below.

Here's some sudo-code indicating how I'm using GnuPlot.py:

g = GnuPlot.Gnuplot()
domain = calculate_function_domain()
time = 0
C = 1000000 #just a very large number
t = 0
while t<C:
     data = function(domain, t)
     p = Gnuplot.Data(domain,data)
     g.plot(p)
     time.sleep(0.01)
     t+=1 #just an example num

This is the traceback for the error:

Traceback (most recent call last):
   File "main.py", line 52, in <module>
     problem.run(tstart, tstop)
   File "/mnt/maybe/home/bwhale/Documents/Academic/Research/Current 
work/Numerical/git/gravity/Code/EvolutionSBP/Main_program/code/ibvp.py", 
line 88, in run
     action(self.iteration, u)
   File "/mnt/maybe/home/bwhale/Documents/Academic/Research/Current 
work/Numerical/git/gravity/Code/EvolutionSBP/Main_program/code/actions.py", 
line 11, in __call__
     self._doit(it, u)
   File "/mnt/maybe/home/bwhale/Documents/Academic/Research/Current 
work/Numerical/git/gravity/Code/EvolutionSBP/Main_program/code/actions.py", 
line 65, in _doit
     g.plot(*graphs)
   File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/Gnuplot/_Gnuplot.py", line 
285, in plot
     self.refresh()
   File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/Gnuplot/_Gnuplot.py", line 
225, in refresh
     plotcmds.append(item.command())
   File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/Gnuplot/PlotItems.py", line 
192, in command
     self.get_base_command_string(),
   File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/Gnuplot/PlotItems.py", line 
485, in get_base_command_string
     fifo = _FIFOWriter(self.content, self.mode)
   File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/Gnuplot/PlotItems.py", line 
443, in __init__
     self.start()
   File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/threading.py", line 473, in start
     _start_new_thread(self.__bootstrap, ())
thread.error: can't start new thread