Re: [Matplotlib-users] how to avoid import backend in the batch job?

[Damon M. <dam...@gm...>]

On Mon, Sep 3, 2012 at 10:20 PM, Chao YUE <cha...@gm...> wrote:
> Thanks Damon, it's very clear now.
> I explicit set the backend as "GTKAgg" in my ipython user configuration
> file. and always set the backend to 'Agg' in my rc file. So that when I use
> ipython, I can see the window interactively, but when I use script, it also
> works :P
>

That's an awesome idea.

Glad it's working now.

> Chao
>
>
> On Mon, Sep 3, 2012 at 8:13 PM, Damon McDougall <dam...@gm...>
> wrote:
>>
>> On Mon, Sep 3, 2012 at 6:08 PM, Chao YUE <cha...@gm...> wrote:
>> > Yet if I don't want to change the rc file, I guess I must change in the
>> > modules where matplotlib has been imported for the first time?
>>
>> If you're changing the rc file in your home directory:
>>
>> ~/.matplotlib/matplotlibrc
>>
>> then just make a copy before you change it:
>>
>> cd ~/.matplotlib
>> cp matplotlibrc matplotlibrc_orig
>>
>> then edit matplotlibrc. Just rename matplotlibrc_orig back to
>> matplotlibrc when you're done.
>>
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