Function mpl_execfile

IPython/core/pylabtools.py:216–246

matplotlib-aware wrapper around safe_execfile. Its interface is identical to that of the :func:`execfile` builtin. This is ultimately a call to execfile(), but wrapped in safeties to properly handle interactive rendering.

(fname,*where,**kw)

    """

    def mpl_execfile(fname,*where,**kw):
        """matplotlib-aware wrapper around safe_execfile.

        Its interface is identical to that of the :func:`execfile` builtin.

        This is ultimately a call to execfile(), but wrapped in safeties to
        properly handle interactive rendering."""

        import matplotlib
        import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

        # print('*** Matplotlib runner ***')  # dbg
        # turn off rendering until end of script
        with matplotlib.rc_context({"interactive": False}):
            safe_execfile(fname, *where, **kw)

        if matplotlib.is_interactive():
            plt.show()

        # make rendering call now, if the user tried to do it
        if plt.draw_if_interactive.called:
            plt.draw()
            plt.draw_if_interactive.called = False

        # re-draw everything that is stale
        try:
            da = plt.draw_all
        except AttributeError:
            pass
        else:
            da()

    return mpl_execfile