Re: [Matplotlib-users] interactive plots in ipython -pylab are delayed until ipython prompt

2010-07-10 Thread bdb112
Any chance you can test this with the latest release 1.0.0? JDH Tried 1.0.0 but first I should explain what I want more clearly in case I am missing something. I want to run a long calculation and have some early results plotted (and become visible) without needing to close the window as the

[Matplotlib-users] interactive plots in ipython -pylab are delayed until ipython prompt

2010-07-09 Thread bdb112
I have successfully used ipython -pylab under w32 python, but under the builtin ipython under ubuntu 9 and 10, the graphics display thread seems to block until the ipython command line - as if the threading (internal to ipython etc) is not happening. For example if the following is pasted in,

Re: [Matplotlib-users] interactive plots in ipython -pylab are delayed until ipython prompt

2010-07-09 Thread John Hunter
On Fri, Jul 9, 2010 at 9:52 PM, bdb112 boyd.blackw...@anu.edu.au wrote: python or ipython. See version numbers at end. import time # Note - this version is meant to be pasted! print('When pasted in to ipython -pylab, the plot should appear immediately, '      ' then the ipython prompt