Plotting Graphs using Gnuplot

[Peter Otten]

arslanburney at gmail.com wrote:

> Hello. Was trying to create a simple plotting function. Wasnt working
> however. If i write the same code without putting it inside a function
> it works. :S. Could some1 tell me the problem? 

Judging from the demo you have to keep a Gnuplot.Gnuplot instance alive. If
you don't, the display window is immediately garbage-collected.

> Heres the code: 
> 
> 
> # File name Plotting2
> 
> import Gnuplot
> 
> def plot(original, expected, actual):
> 
> 
>     if type (original) != type([]):
>         return False
> 
>     else:
> 
>         gp = Gnuplot.Gnuplot()
>         gp('set data style lines')
> 
> 
>         # Make the plot items
>         plot1 = Gnuplot.PlotItems.Data(original, title="Original")
>         plot2 = Gnuplot.PlotItems.Data(expected, title="Expected")
>         plot3 = Gnuplot.PlotItems.Data(actual, title="Acutal")
> 
> 
          gp.plot(plot1, plot2, plot3)
          return gp
> 
> 
> ----
> 
> import Plotting2           #The name of my file...
> 
  gp = Plotting2.plot( [(2,3), (3,4)], [(4,5), (5,6)], [(1,3), (4,8)] )
  raw_input()

By the way, I recommend that you raise an Exception instead of returning a
special value when plot() cannot deal with the arguments passed to it.

Peter