Create dynamic updated graph with Python

Question

I need your help to write a script in Python that will take dynamically changed data, the source of data is not matter here, and display graph on the screen.

I know how

Answer 1

Here is a class I wrote that handles this issue. It takes a matplotlib figure that you pass to it and places it in a GUI window. Its in its own thread so that it stays responsive even when your program is busy.

import Tkinter
import threading
import matplotlib
import matplotlib.backends.backend_tkagg

class Plotter():
    def __init__(self,fig):
        self.root = Tkinter.Tk()
        self.root.state("zoomed")

        self.fig = fig
        t = threading.Thread(target=self.PlottingThread,args=(fig,))
        t.start()

    def PlottingThread(self,fig):     
        canvas = matplotlib.backends.backend_tkagg.FigureCanvasTkAgg(fig, master=self.root)
        canvas.show()
        canvas.get_tk_widget().pack(side=Tkinter.TOP, fill=Tkinter.BOTH, expand=1)

        toolbar = matplotlib.backends.backend_tkagg.NavigationToolbar2TkAgg(canvas, self.root)
        toolbar.update()
        canvas._tkcanvas.pack(side=Tkinter.TOP, fill=Tkinter.BOTH, expand=1)

        self.root.mainloop()

In your code, you need to initialize the plotter like this:

import pylab
fig = matplotlib.pyplot.figure()
Plotter(fig)

Then you can plot to it like this:

fig.gca().clear()
fig.gca().plot([1,2,3],[4,5,6])
fig.canvas.draw()