Re: [Matplotlib-users] show()

[Jean-Michel P. <jea...@ir...>]

jdh...@ac... wrote:
> In 0.63, we introduced a flag on the
> matplotlib.backends.draw_if_interactive function.  If

I must say I'm really impressed how fast matplotlib gets improved!

> Eg , at the end of your script
> 
>   if draw_if_interactive._called: show()
> 
> Note if you are using a pure image backend (eg agg, svg, ps) you do
> not need show at all; this is for GUI backends only.  Just call
> savefig anywhere in your code.

Perfect! This is exactly what I needed for one of my apps.

> But if you really want full control with no magic globals, I suggest
> using the matplotlib API rather than the matlab interface.  Here is a
> minimal example with the SVG backend to create a figure w/o the matlab
> interface

Well, what do you exactly mean by full control? The fact that the figure 
is no more controlled by matplotlib.matlab (as matlab does) but under my 
own control? So that the application is now fully responsible for 
displaying it? I'm afraid I don't understand why this should remove 
"magic" globals, I feel some globals are still required...

NB: currently I'm targeting TkAgg.


JM. Philippe