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Thanks for the write-up! Two notes from my experience: pgf output works well with latex as well (although will slowdown compilation), and I recommend not using

Thanks for the write-up! Two notes from my experience: pgf output works well with latex as well (although will slowdown compilation), and I recommend not using the pyplot submodule, especially if you'll be running things remotely over ssh and don't have a display

alanbernstein 8y ago
Would you suggest an alternative to pyplot? What problems does it cause for you?
- stilley2 8y ago
  I had problems using pyplot over ssh because it can assume there's a display and fail when it couldn't find one. Maybe this has changed. I use the OO interface. For example https://matplotlib.org/gallery/api/agg_oo_sgskip.html https://matplotlib.org/gallery/api/agg_oo_sgskip.html
  - jpeloquin 8y ago
    Changing the plot backend should fix this. import matplotlib matplotlib.use('Agg') import matplotlib.pyplot as plt https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2801882/generating-a-png-with-matplotlib-when-display-is-undefined https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2801882/generating-a-png...
    - stilley2 8y ago
      I believe Agg is only for bitmap output. While there are probably backends that work with a headless system, I find the OO option much more flexible.
      - p10_user 8y ago
        Agg works for all outputs. I use it in combination with OO over ssh all the time.
Wookai 8y ago
Indeed, I remember having to switch to Agg for this reason but can't remember why I switched back. Maybe some rendering issues I had with Agg, not sure...