Re: [Matplotlib-users] Non-interactive use always tries to load wx

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"Daniel O'Connor" <da...@do...> writes:

> I am trying to use matplotlib non-interactively but if I don't have
> DISPLAY set then wx barfs even though I have tried forcing the backend,
> etc..

This should probably be in the FAQ... you need to set the backend before
you import pylab, because importing pylab reads your matplotlibrc file
and does all sorts of setup:

import matplotlib
matplotlib.use('agg')
import pylab

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