Re: [Matplotlib-users] Pylab window won't close

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

>>>>> "axel" == axel breuer <axe...@bn...> writes:

    axel> Hi, I run python + pylab in Linux.

    axel> When I type:
    >>>> import pylab pylab.plot([1,2,3])
    axel> A window pops up but nothing is drawn in it (!?!). So I
    axel> type:
    >>>> pylab.draw()
    axel> The plot is then correctly drawn ( but I still do not see
    axel> the lower buttons of the toolbar !?!)

    axel> My problem is that I cannot close the plot window nor by
    axel> clicking the "upper-right-cross" button of that wndow, nor
    axel> by typing:
    >>>> pylab.close()
    axel> The window remains displayed...

You must uses a threaded python shell to use GTK* in interactive mode,
as described at http://matplotlib.sf.net/interactive.html

Recommended is 

  > ipython -pylab

or 

  > ipython -gthread

JDH