Ben, actually the PyQt4 backend is responsible for this (a hello world pyqt4 application doesn't accept sigint). However, I have fixed master (in the aforementioned PR) so that ctrl+c from the command line actually closes the figure.
HTH, On 18 July 2012 20:00, Benjamin Root <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On Wed, Jul 18, 2012 at 1:40 PM, Neal Becker <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> OK, my mistake. I'm using 1.1.1rc2. >> >> I was using a new installation without any matplotlibrc, and was defaulted >> to >> gtk. >> >> If I set: >> backend : Qt4Agg >> >> then the problem has returned. >> > > Usually, the source of such problems is someone using a bare try...except. > KeyboardInterrupt subclasses BaseException. There is a subtle difference > between > > try: > foo() > except: > pass > > and > > try: > foo() > except Exception: > pass > > The first will capture Ctrl-C and throw it away, while the latter will not. > PEP8 recommends against blind usage of bare except clauses. > > Happy hunting! > Ben Root > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Live Security Virtual Conference > Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and > threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions > will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware > threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ > _______________________________________________ > Matplotlib-devel mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-devel > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ Matplotlib-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-devel
