Matplotlib: Displaying and closing a plot using a loop

Question

Using Matplotlib and a for loop, is it possible to display a plot for a given period of time and then have it close when the for loop is done?

I have tried the following, but the plot simply remains open and the loop doesn't end:

import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import psychopy

x = [34.00,108.00,64.00,99.00,99.00,51.00]
y = [5.00,17.00,11.00,8.00,14.00,5.00]

scatter(x, y, color = "black")

clock = core.Clock()

while clock.getTime() < 10.0:
    plt.show()

plt.close()

Thanks

Answer 1

You can use interactive mode plt.ion() in combination with plt.pause().

E.g. to show your window for 5 seconds:

import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

x = [34.00,108.00,64.00,99.00,99.00,51.00]
y = [5.00,17.00,11.00,8.00,14.00,5.00]

plt.scatter(x, y, color = "black")
plt.ion()
plt.draw()
plt.pause(5)