plt.show () does not open a new figure window

Question

I am trying to show some plots using plt.show (). i get the plots shown on the IPython console, but I need to see each figure in a new window. What can I do ?

Answer 1

You want to type %matplotlib qt into your iPython console. This changes it for the session you're in only. To change it for the future, go Tools > Preferences, select iPython Console > Graphics, then set Graphics Backend to Qt4 or Qt5. This ought to work.