After executing the show() command in Python, I can only save figures as figure_1.png I cannot change my file name. No typing is allowed next to "Save As:". How to enable typing my filename at this point?
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I had exactly the same issue with mine, I found the answer in solving an underlying issue with the matplotlib backend (the default backend "macosx" causes this issue). The solution is to change the backend line in your matplotlibrc file, which you can find by running
import matplotlib
matplotlib.matplotlib_fname()
in a python terminal. In the matplotlibrc file, find and change the line
backend : macosx
to (for example):
backend : TkAgg
All of the issues should go away. It worked for me, I hope it's helpful.
Just found a solution for this:
Use conda install python.app to install pythonw.
Then use pythonw instead of python in your terminal.
E.g.
pythonw my_plot.py
Hope this helps
Try this. I don't know if you're using pyplot, but it's pretty common. Make sure you don't show() the figure anywhere in the code--it prevents the savefig() function from working. This worked for me, and saved myfigure.png in the directory I ran the code in.
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
# make a figure with 1 row and 1 column
fig, myplot = plt.subplots( nrows=1, ncols =1)
# simple plot
t = arange(0.0,2.0,0.01)
s = sin(2*pi*t)
myplot = plot(t,s)
# save figure with specified filename
plt.savefig('myfigure.png')
# close figure
plt.close(fig)
For some, this discussion might answer the issue: https://matplotlib.org/faq/osx_framework.html
Without a framework build of Python, matplotlib doesn't function properly on OS X. Anaconda doesn't provide a framework build, hence the problem... although I don't remember this being a problem until fairly recently!
Despite using Python 3, I can't actually make the virtual environment fix suggested in the link work for me, however.
