Re: [Matplotlib-users] How to pause prgoram from graphical screen

[John H. <jd...@gm...>]

On Tue, Sep 23, 2008 at 9:46 AM, Roland Hauff <rh...@ya...> wrote:
> I'm reading a serial port and plotting the acquired data using TKagg with the plot() command.  This gives me a nice graphical screen that updates as the data arrives.  What I would like to do is be able to pause the entire program occasionally as I need to make changes on the system that the RS232 is reading, then begin plotting again.  Is there a way to get a pause button the TKAgg toolbar?

Yes, take a look at the embedding_in_tk*.py examples at

http://matplotlib.sourceforge.net/examples/user_interfaces/