[IPython-dev] %matplotlib qt hangs notebook

[Francisco de la Pena]

I am experiencing the same issue that Vasco has reported. This notebook
 triggers the issue in IPython 4.0 in Anaconda linux 64. If the second
cell is executed before the execution of the first one (%matplolib
qt4), the kernel seems to hang.
Francisco
On Fri, 2015-09-25 at 08:30 +0000, Fangohr H. wrote:
> Hi Vasco,
> 
> > On 25 Sep 2015, at 08:54, Vasco <vasco+python at tenner.nl> wrote:
> > 
> > Dear,
> > sometimes when I run %matplotlib qt in the ipython notebook (v4),
> > it is indicated that the cell is executed and that the kernel is
> > not busy. However, the next cell cannot be executed: there appears
> > a *, as should be, but there is no output, the * remains, but the
> > kernel does not look busy.
> > 
> > This mainly happens when I run the second cell, while the
> > %matplotlib qt command is not finished yet.
> > 
> > Is this a known problem? How can I diagnose what is going on? I
> > tried to start jupyter with --debug flag, but it does not give any
> > errors or messages relating the notebook/kernel that is giving
> > problems.
> > 
> > This problem occurs at both a windowsxp machine with the newest
> > python3 version from anaconda, as on a ubuntu machine, with
> > * python '3.4.0 (default, Jun 19 2015, 14:20:21) \n[GCC 4.8.2]'
> > * matplotlib 1.3.1
> > 
> > Both with ipython4 from pypi
> 
> I am not sure I follow all the details of your description, but I see
> similar behaviour on a OS X: when you request pop up windows from
> matplotlib via “%matplotlib qt”, the window with the plot appears
> after you issue the pylon.show() or corresponding show() command. It
> so turns out that very often the window appears behind the other
> windows on the screen (i.e. behind the browser window in which the
> notebook runs), and thus I can’t see it easily. Only when I minimise
> the windows (F3 on the Mac), I can see the figure window. What
> happens is that this figure window has control of the process, thus
> the [*] in the cell containing the show() command. When I close the
> figure window, the [*] disappears from the cell and control goes back
> to the IPython notebook.
> 
> This may be what you see, or you may have another problem. If the [*]
> appears already when you enter only “%matplotlib qt”, then your
> problem is likely to be different. 
> 
> [I generally prefer the “%matplotlib inline” setting which includes
> figures inline.]
> 
> Best wishes,
> 
> Hans
> 
> 
> 
> > 
> > Kind regards,
> > Vasco
> > 
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