IDLE python shell freezes after running show() of matplotlib
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brenNOSPAMbarn at NObrenSPAMbarn.net
Wed Oct 28 14:41:40 EDT 2009
Forrest Sheng Bao wrote:
> I am having a weird problem on IDLE. After I plot something using show
> () of matplotlib, the python shell prompt in IDLE just freezes that I
> cannot enter anything and there is no new ">>>" prompt show up. I
> tried ctrl - C and it didn't work. I have to restart IDLE to use it
> again.
>
> My system is Ubuntu Linux 9.04. I used apt-get to install IDLE.
I believe this is the intended behavior. Look in matplotlib
documentation on the difference between interactive and non-interactive
modes.
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Brendan Barnwell
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