about inline

[pynixwang]

I want inline figures in notebook but I don't want to import all from pylab,I like this:

import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
...
plt.plot()
plt.show()

what shold I give the command line?

[takluyver]

In the config file, look for this setting, and make it False:

c.InteractiveShellApp.pylab_import_all = True

Then you can do "pylab inline" to get the inline figures, but you won't get everything imported.

P.S. This is a bug tracker - if you want to ask questions about using IPython, it's better to use the mailing list: http://projects.scipy.org/mailman/listinfo/ipython-user

[fperez]

@takluyver, for future reference, I think we should refrain from answering questions on the tracker, and simply close them with the PS you gave. I know it seems harsh, but the bugtracker forces only the core team to respond (we're the only ones who get auto-notified by default). So if we start encouraging people to ask questions here (by actually answering their question, even if we redirect them afterwards), we'll get swamped here.

So I think we'll have to be a little harsh with users and be more strict with that policy in the future, despite the fact it may make a few people grumpy.