Re: [Matplotlib-users] matplotlib-0.54 Win98 crash

[Gary R. <ga...@em...>]

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> If you open up a DOS command shell and run
>   from matplotlib.matlab import *
>   plot([1,2,3])
>   show()
> with 
>   c:> python myscript.py -dGTKAgg
> what happens?

The hard drive grinds away for a couple of seconds, then I get an Invalid Page Fault dialog with Python in the title bar. When I close the dialog, the DOS prompt returns, so it's not crashing the DOS window. No other windows appear in this sequence.

> When you run from windows explorer and get a traceback,
> you often lose the DOS window that provides the required information.
> So it's best to debug from a command shell, though admittedly most of
> the windows shells suck.

Agreed. I use cygwin when I need a shell usually, although for the above test I used a standard windows command shell.

> This is intentional.  Since Tkinter doesn't have a mainloop, we switch
> python to interactive mode after TkAgg finishes it's business and the
> Tk window remains open until the python shell is closed.

Oh. Thanks for explaining.

> I would be surprised if it's win98 specific.  I haven't seen any
> problems so far that were specific to just one windows OS.  They're
> basically all the same as far as I can see, Microsoft just keeps
> shrinkwrapping them and recharging you for them :-)  I have win98 at
> home so I'll try and test a version there.

It'll be interesting to see if it's specific to my system which is always a possibility.

Thanks John.
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