[IPython-User] lib/guisupport.is_event_running_qt4 lying?

[Min RK]

OSX, I presume?  The default matplotlib backed should be native OS X.  Try:

ipython qtconsole --pylab qt

-MinRK

On Nov 3, 2012, at 21:39, Peter Wang <pwang@streamitive.com> wrote:

> On Sat, Nov 3, 2012 at 10:58 PM, MinRK <benjaminrk@gmail.com> wrote:
>> The *frontend* runs Qt, so until you do something like `%gui qt` or `%pylab
>> qt`,
> 
> OK, this explanation makes sense.  However, when I invoke IPython via:
> 
> $ QT_API=pyside ipython qtconsole --pylab
> 
> I encounter the following strangeness:
> 
> Int [1]: from IPython.lib import guisupport
> Int [2]: guisupport.is_event_loop_running_qt4()
> Out[2]: False
> 
> Int [3]: %gui qt
> ERROR: Cannot activate multiple GUI eventloops
> 
> In [4]: guisupport.is_event_loop_running_qt4()
> Out[4]: False
> 
> If I follow your example, i.e. just fire up "ipython qtconsole", and
> then invoke "%gui qt", then things behave as expected.  I don't have
> wx or PyQt installed on my system, so the --pylab cannot be finding
> those and loading those...
> 
> 
> Thanks,
> Peter
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