In [1]:

    

# Should pop up a GUI window
%matplotlib
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
plt.plot([1,2,3])


    

    




Using matplotlib backend: MacOSX






    
Out[1]:





[<matplotlib.lines.Line2D at 0x10ce05350>]

In [2]:

    

# Should make an inline figure
%matplotlib inline
plt.plot([1,2,3])


    

    
Out[2]:





[<matplotlib.lines.Line2D at 0x10cd5dfd0>]






    

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# New GUI window--should *NOT* have the visual settings of inline
%matplotlib qt
plt.plot([1,2,3])


    

    
Out[3]:





[<matplotlib.lines.Line2D at 0x10cd9cb10>]