Prevent figures from closing when running a script from the command line

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When I run my code from the shell command line, it opens the figure window and displays the plot but as soon as the code is completed it closes it. I do not have any close() statements.

How can I prevent figures from closing when running a python script from the command line with ipython?

I could add a statement at the end to quit only after pressing any key, but that feels too much like a hack.

Are you running within ipython, as in In [n]: run script or on the shell command line using ipython, as in $ ipython script.py? — askewchan
– askewchan, Commented Nov 14, 2013 at 0:28

Isopycnal Oscillation · Accepted Answer · 2013-11-14 01:11:40Z

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I discovered that I needed to use plt.show() rather than plt.draw().

answered Nov 14, 2013 at 1:11

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Mead · Accepted Answer · 2019-04-05 21:52:04Z

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I like to use

plt.draw()
plt.pause(0.01)
input("<Hit Enter To Close>")

so that I can close the plot from the command line, rather than having to click.

answered Apr 5, 2019 at 21:52

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