For this example, I am finding the exact same behavior with the Mac OS X backend as with the gtkcairo and gtkagg backends (on Mac OS X and Cygwin). If this is a bug, then which backend can we use as an example of the correct behavior for this code?
Best, --Michiel --- On Thu, 11/11/10, John Hunter <jdh2...@gmail.com> wrote: > From: John Hunter <jdh2...@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [Matplotlib-users] Mac OSX backend > To: "mdekauwe" <mdeka...@gmail.com> > Cc: matplotlib-users@lists.sourceforge.net, "Michiel de Hoon" > <mjldeh...@yahoo.com> > Date: Thursday, November 11, 2010, 7:39 AM > On Thu, Nov 11, 2010 at 6:32 AM, > mdekauwe <mdeka...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > It isn't any one script, if you did > > > > import numpy as np > > import matplotlib.pyplot as plt > > x = np.arange(10) > > for i in xrange(10): > > plt.plot(x) > > plt.savefig('x.png') > > > > it pops up the plot window even though I didn't ask it > to. I don't get this > > functionality on a non mac system. So I wonder if it > relates to the choice > > of backend > > > I see -- so it is raising the window even w/o show. > This is a bug, > but a minor one. I suggest at the top of your script > (before pyplot > import) doing > > import matplotlib > matplotlib.use('agg') > > if you only want to save hardcopy png -- macosx may not > support > offline rendering. > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Centralized Desktop Delivery: Dell and VMware Reference Architecture Simplifying enterprise desktop deployment and management using Dell EqualLogic storage and VMware View: A highly scalable, end-to-end client virtualization framework. Read more! http://p.sf.net/sfu/dell-eql-dev2dev _______________________________________________ Matplotlib-users mailing list Matplotlib-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-users