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OSError: [WinError 10038] in Win 10 (running the intro example)

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Description

On Win10 and Python 3.11 I run the following lines

import gnuplotlib as gp
import numpy as np
x = np.arange(101) - 50
gp.plot(x**2)

and get the following error

  File "C:\tools\py311\Lib\site-packages\gnuplotlib.py", line 2677, in plot
    globalplot = gnuplotlib(**jointOptions)
  File "C:\tools\py311\Lib\site-packages\gnuplotlib.py", line 1480, in __init__
    self._startgnuplot()
  File "C:\tools\py311\Lib\site-packages\gnuplotlib.py", line 1540, in _startgnuplot
    errorMessage, warnings = self._checkpoint('printwarnings')
  File "C:\tools\py311\Lib\site-packages\gnuplotlib.py", line 1705, in _checkpoint
    rlist,wlist,xlist = select.select([self.gnuplotProcess.stderr],[], [],
OSError: [WinError 10038] An operation was attempted on something that is not a socket

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Reproduce the intro example on Windows 10 with Python 3.11, then inspect gnuplotlib.py around _startgnuplot() and _checkpoint(), especially the select.select() call at the reported traceback. Done means the example runs without WinError 10038 and produces its plot.

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Tech stack
numpy, python
Domain
data-visualization
Issue type
Bug
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1-2 days
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