Re: [Matplotlib-users] reusing the pylab gui in a custom application (wxpython)?

[Benjamin R. <ben...@ou...>]

On Sunday, July 29, 2012, Vlastimil Brom wrote:

> Hi all,
> I'd like to ask about the possibility to eventually reuse the gui of
> pylab for showing and manipulating the plots in the custom application
> (written in wxpython).
> Basically, I'd like to add some application specific controls to the
> toolbar, or to place the existing gui to a custom frame, which would
> add such additional controls (slider, buttons, etc.)
> I looked at ...
> Python27\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\backends\backend_wx.py , but
> couldn't find any way to access this windows in custom code.
> Would it be possible at all, or are there other options? Is there
> maybe some equivalent class/module etc. which could be reused or
> adapted?
> Or is the only way to reimplement the functionality writing my  own
> plot gui (or to have the additionally needed controls in a separate
> window, which doesn't look very elegant, but could probably work).
>
> Thanks in advance for any hints
>   regards
>  Vlastimil Brom


Absolutely! It is one of the things mpl does best. Do a search in the
online documentation for "embedding codex".

I hope that helps!

Ben Root