Animations with matplotlib?

[Pekko Piirola]

I'm trying to make an animation with matplotlib.  The problem:
whenever I try to rescale or move the plot with the buttons of
plotting window, the animation stops.  My system is Debian Woody and
python-2.3 with matplotlib-0.32.  I'm a total newbie with matplotlib
(I installed it yesterday), so what am I doing wrong?  An example code
below:

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#!/usr/bin/env python2.3

import matplotlib.matlab
import gtk
import Numeric

fig = matplotlib.matlab.figure(1)
ind = Numeric.arange(60)
x_tmp=[]
for i in range(100):
    x_tmp.append(Numeric.sin((ind+i)*Numeric.pi/15.0))

X=Numeric.array(x_tmp)
lines = matplotlib.matlab.plot(X[:,0],'o')

def updatefig(*args):
    updatefig.count += 1
    if updatefig.count>59: updatefig.count=0
    lines[0].set_data(ind,X[:,updatefig.count])
    fig.draw()
    return gtk.TRUE

updatefig.count=-1

gtk.timeout_add(200,updatefig)
matplotlib.matlab.show()
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Best regards,
Pekko