How to handle output window minimize/movement in interactive mode of matplotlib

[sharath067]

I want to dynamically update the scatter plot based on the y-axis data received from a socket connection. I used python matplot lib in interactive mode to do this, but during dynamic updation if i move the window to a different location or minimize the window then the plot updation stops abruptly. Please let me know how to do this?

I have attached a sample dynamic updation code used here and the same problem appears here also, please help.

import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import random
import time
items = [25.5,26.7,23.4,22.5,20,13.4,15.6,-12,-16,20]
x = [1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10]

plt.ion() #  Interactive on

for i in range(1,100):
    plt.title('graph plotting')
    plt.ylabel('temperature')
    plt.xlabel('time')
    random.shuffle(items)
    plt.plot(x,items,'ob-')
    plt.axis([0, 10, -40, 40])
    plt.draw()
    #time.sleep(2)
    plt.clf()
plt.close()

[Glenton]

Hi

If you manage to do this, I'd be very interested! I use matplotlib to make my plots for papers, presentations etc, but also use python to control experiments, and couldn't figure out how to do this exact thing with matplotlib, although I didn't try as hard as I could yet! Still somewhere down there on my to do list!

Anyway, the way I solved it was with gnuplot, and the corresponding gnuplot module for python. I don't really know how to use gnuplot, but you don't really have to, as it's a similar kind of interface to matplotlib.

However, I have a feeling there's a python mega widget (PMW) or something similar that might be better still for this purpose. I vaguely remember seeing something about this in Langtangen's excellent Python Scripting for Computational Scientists. I'll try to remember to look it up when I get back to the office.

[sharath067]

Ya I figured out how to do this...You need to use wxPython with matplotlib for this purpose...refer this link for more

http://eli.thegreenplace.net/2008/08/01/matplotlib-with-wxpython-guis/