This python program works on WIN-XP as a simple stand alone, command
line test of the plt library.
from scipy import plt
import gui_thread
gui_thread.start()
a=[1,1,2,3,4,3,4,5,6,7,8,7,6,5,4]
plt.plot(a)
n=input("enter n")
# to prevent program from immediately exiting
--john grosspietsch