[Matplotlib-users] Pylab causes crash if not given some idle time using raw_input()?

[Wellenreuther, G. <ger...@de...>]

Dear all,

I just again faced a problem appearing whenever I quickly generate 
multiple plots (using Windows XP, Python 2.5, matplotlib 0.98.1):

> 
> pylab.ion()
> for n in range(n_elements):
> ##    print
> ##    print element_symbols[n]+'-'+element_linegroup[n]
> ##    print normalized_mass_fractions[:,:,n]
>     pylab.figure()
> ##    pylab.imshow(normalized_mass_fractions[:,:,n])
>     pylab.pcolor(normalized_mass_fractions[:,:,n])
>     pylab.title(element_symbols[n]+'-'+element_linegroup[n])
>     pylab.draw()
> ##    raw_input()
> 

My script crashes if and only if I do not have a raw_input at the end, 
windows points towards:

AppName: pythonw.exe	 AppVer: 0.0.0.0	 ModName: tk84.dll
ModVer: 8.4.2.12	 Offset: 0000bddf

Most probably I am just abusing python/pylab, or maybe this is a known 
issue?

Cheers, Gerd
-- 
Dr. Gerd Wellenreuther
beamline scientist P06 "Hard X-Ray Microprobe/Nanoprobe"
Petra III project
HASYLAB at DESY
Notkestr. 85
22603 Hamburg

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