Re: [Matplotlib-users] Is there a way to create a plot and call show() so as not to use the main Qt loop?

[Goyo <goy...@gm...>]

2012/11/4 Brickle Macho <bri...@gm...>:
> [...] When I show() a plot form within a Qt application I get the
> following message printed on the console:
>
> QCoreApplication::exec: The event loop is already running
>
> I think I understand the error, obviously the application I calling form
> control the even loop.  I suppose I need to somehow supply a parent
> window to pylab plot or the show() function.   Is there a way to create
> a plot and show so as not to use the main loop?

Do not use show() in a GUI application.
If you have a FigureCanvas instance embedded in your app, call its
draw() method.
If you use pyplot.figure() to create a matplotlib window from your
app, call pyplot.draw().

Goyo