Hi all, This was posted to the ipython-dev list, but since it's specifically for MPL, I figured the cross-list spam would be forgiven.
In IPython SVN, I just added the ability to manually control the pylab threading backend choice directly from the command line. So for example if by default you have: tlon[~]> ipython -pylab --nobanner In [1]: matplotlib.rcParams['backend'] Out[1]: 'TkAgg' You can now do this as well: tlon[~]> ipython -wthread -pylab --nobanner In [1]: matplotlib.rcParams['backend'] Out[1]: 'WXAgg' In [2]: Closing threads... Done. tlon[~]> ipython -gthread -pylab --nobanner In [1]: matplotlib.rcParams['backend'] Out[1]: 'GTKAgg' The feature is fairly simplistic: the -Xthread flags map automatically to the XAgg backends in MPL, with no more fine-grained choice than that. We can later look into allowing explicit backend selection if you really scream for it, but I'd rather keep this simple. This means that if you don't have the *Agg builds of the GUI backends, you'll still need to do the backend selection by hand as before (i.e. by modifying your mpl config file). This has often been requested and I'd needed it myself on multiple occasions, so it's finally in. Cheers, f ------------------------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net email is sponsored by: Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It's the best place to buy or sell services for just about anything Open Source. http://sourceforge.net/services/buy/index.php _______________________________________________ Matplotlib-users mailing list Matplotlib-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-users
