Re: [Matplotlib-users] no plots showing

2015-11-28 Thread Paul Harrison
This all makes sense - thanks so much for your help! Paul On 27 Nov 2015, at 14:38, Jens Nielsen wrote: That makes sense. The agg backend is a non graphical backend intended for saving image output. I don't know why this is the default one on your system. if you start your python session wit

Re: [Matplotlib-users] no plots showing

2015-11-27 Thread Jens Nielsen
That makes sense. The agg backend is a non graphical backend intended for saving image output. I don't know why this is the default one on your system. if you start your python session with: ``` import matplotlib matplotlib.use('TkAgg') ... ``` You will select the TkAgg backend which is interacti

Re: [Matplotlib-users] no plots showing

2015-11-27 Thread Paul Harrison
I get: >>> plt.show() >>> import matplotlib >>> matplotlib.get_backend() 'agg' >>> On Fri, Nov 27, 2015 at 12:40 PM, Jens Nielsen wrote: > Can you try to check which backend you are using > Do something like > >>> import matplotlib > >>> matplotlib.get_backend() > > after your plot. It is

Re: [Matplotlib-users] no plots showing

2015-11-27 Thread Dominik Klaes
Are you logged in on another machine? If so, you might be connected via the 'ssh' command and not 'ssh -X'. Dominik 2015-11-27 12:58 GMT+01:00 Paul Harrison : > Apologies, the parentheses must have got missed off when I copied and > pasted the output from my terminal. > > Same issue though, I do

Re: [Matplotlib-users] no plots showing

2015-11-27 Thread Jens Nielsen
Can you try to check which backend you are using Do something like >>> import matplotlib >>> matplotlib.get_backend() after your plot. It is possible that your machine is set to use a non graphical backend best Jens On Fri, 27 Nov 2015 at 12:29 Paul Harrison wrote: > > Here's some output from a

Re: [Matplotlib-users] no plots showing

2015-11-27 Thread Paul Harrison
Here's some output from an ssh -Y to another machine - I also get the same result working on the console (no plots appearing). Python 2.6.9 (unknown, Apr 7 2015, 08:28:12) [GCC 4.3.4 [gcc-4_3-branch revision 152973]] on linux2 Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more informatio

Re: [Matplotlib-users] no plots showing

2015-11-27 Thread Jens Nielsen
Sorry but the parentheses have not gone missing in your copy paste. The line below will only be printed if you don't have any parentheses after the function. Can you try again and show the output of actually calling plt.show()? Best Jens On Fri, 27 Nov 2015 at 11:58 Paul Harrison wrote: > Apolo

Re: [Matplotlib-users] no plots showing

2015-11-27 Thread Paul Harrison
Apologies, the parentheses must have got missed off when I copied and pasted the output from my terminal. Same issue though, I don't get any plots come up. This always used to work, and works for my colleagues! Paul On Fri, Nov 27, 2015 at 11:35 AM, Paul Harrison wrote: > > Hi guys, > > If I d

Re: [Matplotlib-users] no plots showing

2015-11-27 Thread Christian Alis
You're missing a pair of parentheses. Without it, you're just referring to the function itself. plt.show() On Nov 27, 2015 11:36 AM, "Paul Harrison" wrote: > > Hi guys, > > If I do the following, no plot shows: > > ply5@xroa-dt-20:~> python > > Python 2.6.9 (unknown, Apr 7 2015, 08:28:12) > > [

Re: [Matplotlib-users] no plots showing

2015-11-27 Thread Jens Nielsen
plt.show is a function. You are not calling it just displaying it. Try doing plt.show() BTW please use the new mailing list at matplotlib-us...@python.org best Jens On Fri, 27 Nov 2015 at 11:36 Paul Harrison wrote: > > Hi guys, > > If I do the following, no plot shows: > > ply5@xroa-dt-20:~> p

[Matplotlib-users] no plots showing

2015-11-27 Thread Paul Harrison
Hi guys, If I do the following, no plot shows: ply5@xroa-dt-20:~> python Python 2.6.9 (unknown, Apr 7 2015, 08:28:12) [GCC 4.3.4 [gcc-4_3-branch revision 152973]] on linux2 Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information. >>> import pylab as plt >>> plt.figure() >>>