No plot window in matplotlib

matplotlib, python, ubuntu

Solution

You can type

import pylab
pylab.show()

or better, use `ipython -pylab`.

Since the use of `pylab` is not recommended anymore, the solution would nowadays be

import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

plt.plot([1,2,3])

plt.show()

Problem

I just installed matplotlib in Ubuntu 9.10 using the synaptic package system. However, when I try the following simple example ``` >>> from pylab import plot; >>> plot([1,2,3],[1,2,3]) [<matplotlib.lines.Line2D object at 0x9aa78ec>] ``` I get no plot window. Any ideas on how to get the plot window to show?

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