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[Matplotlib-users] questions on integrating pylab plot into wx gui..

[<seb...@sp...>]

I have great working matplotlib pylab code that fires
off a new plot when asked to.

Now we want to embed/add this code into an existing
wx gui....Is it possible to make the pylab code
embed the plot into an existing gui window rather than creating
a //new// plot window/widget?

Also, a colleague says wx doesn't seem to play nice
with pylab module.  Is pylab somehow slower or not
the best fit with wx??  He says 'Figure()' code seems
better with wx.  Any advice/comments greatly appreciated.

Sincerely,

Chris

Re: [Matplotlib-users] questions on integrating pylab plot into wx gui..

[John H. <jdh...@ac...>]

>>>>> "seberino" == seberino  <seb...@sp...> writes:

    seberino> I have great working matplotlib pylab code that fires
    seberino> off a new plot when asked to.

    seberino> Now we want to embed/add this code into an existing wx
    seberino> gui....Is it possible to make the pylab code embed the
    seberino> plot into an existing gui window rather than creating a
    seberino> //new// plot window/widget?

    seberino> Also, a colleague says wx doesn't seem to play nice with
    seberino> pylab module.  Is pylab somehow slower or not the best
    seberino> fit with wx??  He says 'Figure()' code seems better with
    seberino> wx.  Any advice/comments greatly appreciated.

Your colleague is right.  The main problem with mixing the pylab
interface with your own wx widgets is that pylab controls the windows
it creates, eg managing destroy etc.


For examples on how to embed matplotlib is an wx application, see the
examples/embedding_in_wx*.py demos in the matplotlib src distro.

Hope this helps!
JDH