matplotlib / matplotlib/ipympl
plt.pause uses removed `start_event_loop_default` API
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Description
As the title suggests, attempting to pause through matplotlib currently raises an error. The minimum working example is:
%matplotlib widget
from matplotlib import pyplot as plt
plt.plot([1,2,3])
plt.pause(1)
plt.plot([3,2,1])
plt.close()
This raises an attribute error trying to call FigureCanvasBase.start_event_loop_default. A little googling suggests this function has been removed since version 3.0.
Taking inspiration from #17, I guess the simplest get around is using time.sleep but is there a better solution?
Thanks for your help.
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Research direction
Start with the provided Jupyter example and trace plt.pause to the FigureCanvasBase.start_event_loop_default entry point mentioned in the report, using issue #17 for related context. Done means the example runs without the removed-API AttributeError and both plots can be displayed and closed as described.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- jupyter-notebook, python
- Domain
- data-visualization
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100