On 3/28/07, Ken McIvor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You'd almost certainly be happier doing things the other way around. > Most GUI toolkits are extremely fussy about what thread the GUI event > loop runs in. For example, wxPython requires App.MainLoop() be > called from the thread that first imported the wxPython module. That > being said, it's possible to run the GUI thread in the background -- > the iPython wizards might be able to help you figure it out.
No, the limitation you describe is there just as much. What we do in ipython is push the *user code* execution into the secondary thread, to make sure we keep the GUI toolkits happy for the very reasons you outline. Cheers, f ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Matplotlib-users mailing list Matplotlib-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-users