Embedding In GTK2

show how to add a matplotlib FigureCanvasGTK or FigureCanvasGTKAgg widget and a toolbar to a gtk.Window

import gtk

from matplotlib.figure import Figure
import numpy as np

# uncomment to select /GTK/GTKAgg/GTKCairo
#from matplotlib.backends.backend_gtk import FigureCanvasGTK as FigureCanvas
from matplotlib.backends.backend_gtkagg import FigureCanvasGTKAgg as FigureCanvas
#from matplotlib.backends.backend_gtkcairo import FigureCanvasGTKCairo as FigureCanvas

# or NavigationToolbar for classic
#from matplotlib.backends.backend_gtk import NavigationToolbar2GTK as NavigationToolbar
from matplotlib.backends.backend_gtkagg import NavigationToolbar2GTKAgg as NavigationToolbar

# implement the default mpl key bindings
from matplotlib.backend_bases import key_press_handler

win = gtk.Window()
win.connect("destroy", lambda x: gtk.main_quit())
win.set_default_size(400, 300)
win.set_title("Embedding in GTK")

vbox = gtk.VBox()
win.add(vbox)

fig = Figure(figsize=(5, 4), dpi=100)
ax = fig.add_subplot(111)
t = np.arange(0.0, 3.0, 0.01)
s = np.sin(2*np.pi*t)

ax.plot(t, s)


canvas = FigureCanvas(fig)  # a gtk.DrawingArea
vbox.pack_start(canvas)
toolbar = NavigationToolbar(canvas, win)
vbox.pack_start(toolbar, False, False)


def on_key_event(event):
    print('you pressed %s' % event.key)
    key_press_handler(event, canvas, toolbar)

canvas.mpl_connect('key_press_event', on_key_event)

win.show_all()
gtk.main()