Sorry - I accidentally sent this reply just to Nathaniel - returning to this as it bit me again:
On 7/14/14, Nathaniel Smith <n...@pobox.com> wrote: > Wouldn't a better default be to just close all figures when they're > displayed? It can't be common that someone wants to show the same plot > repeatedly (and if they do that could have an option)...? Yes, I think that would be a better default. You mean that if :context: is true, then always do something like ``plt.close('all')`` before running the relevant code and looking for figures. It would change the current behavior, but I agree that would be better. Anyone disagree? If not, I will make a pull request to change the behavior... Cheers, Matthew ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Matplotlib-devel mailing list Matplotlib-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-devel