use ipython %matplotlib inline inside python script

Question

I'm writing plot functions in python scripts and using ipython to show them. I want to show the figures inside the page ,so that I used

%matplotlib inline

After that I can show the figures inside.

Is there a way to put this line inside the plot.py script so in ipython I just import the .py without specifying the %matplot code?

Thanks.

You should only have to run this once per ipython session. Why don't you just run it once (at the top) and then use your code as normal? — Ffisegydd
– Ffisegydd, Commented Jan 16, 2015 at 14:28
I want the plotting functions in the script to be executed once loaded (imported) — JudyJiang
– JudyJiang, Commented Jan 16, 2015 at 14:32
That's fine, you can have the plotting functions in the script anyway, all %matplotlib inline does is tell IPython to plot things inline... — Ffisegydd
– Ffisegydd, Commented Jan 16, 2015 at 14:32
Would putting this in your ipython profile solve your problem? ipython.org/ipython-doc/dev/config/intro.html — Håken Lid
– Håken Lid, Commented Jan 16, 2015 at 15:15

Ffisegydd · Accepted Answer · 2015-01-16 14:43:06Z

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You should only have to run %matplotlib inline once per IPython session. All it does it tell matplotlib to plot graphs inline, as opposed to in a separate window.

Running it more than once (say once per script) seems pointless as it won't actually do anything. You could just run it at the top of your session and then not worry about it, your plots will still plot and you can still have plotting functions inside the Python files.

That aside, adding it inside a script is just not possible. It just returns a SyntaxError because you effectively run it as a Python script, not in the IPython terminal where it's set up to handle the magic methods.

edited Jan 16, 2015 at 14:43

answered Jan 16, 2015 at 14:34

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