"persistent" plot windows

[Rodrigo Lopez-Negrete]

Hi all,

I'm trying to write a python script using plotting form pylab.
Unfortunatelly I've encountered a problem. When I run the script via
'python myscript.py' the plot windows open and close very quickly, or
when I added the show() command the shell window was locked until I
closed the figures.

My question is: is there a way to open those windows in the background
without blocking the shell and without running it interactively??
something like gnuplot -persist?

Thanks all,
Rodrigo Lopez-Negrete

 

[James Stroud]

Hi all,

I'm trying to write a python script using plotting form pylab.
Unfortunatelly I've encountered a problem. When I run the script via
'python myscript.py' the plot windows open and close very quickly, or
when I added the show() command the shell window was locked until I
closed the figures.

My question is: is there a way to open those windows in the background
without blocking the shell and without running it interactively??
something like gnuplot -persist?

Thanks all,
Rodrigo Lopez-Negrete

python whatever.py &


(Don't forget the ampersand!)

James

 

[Rodrigo Lopez-Negrete]

Hi James,

Thanks for the answer, the ampersand only works if I use the show()
command at the end of my script. I guess that helps although I haven't
tested it with plotting subroutines.

cheers,
Rodrigo