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Embedding in Tk#
import tkinter
import numpy as np
# Implement the default Matplotlib key bindings.
from matplotlib.backend_bases import key_press_handler
from matplotlib.backends.backend_tkagg import (FigureCanvasTkAgg,
NavigationToolbar2Tk)
from matplotlib.figure import Figure
root = tkinter.Tk()
root.wm_title("Embedding in Tk")
fig = Figure(figsize=(5, 4), dpi=100)
t = np.arange(0, 3, .01)
ax = fig.add_subplot()
line, = ax.plot(t, 2 * np.sin(2 * np.pi * t))
ax.set_xlabel("time [s]")
ax.set_ylabel("f(t)")
canvas = FigureCanvasTkAgg(fig, master=root) # A tk.DrawingArea.
canvas.draw()
# pack_toolbar=False will make it easier to use a layout manager later on.
toolbar = NavigationToolbar2Tk(canvas, root, pack_toolbar=False)
toolbar.update()
canvas.mpl_connect(
"key_press_event", lambda event: print(f"you pressed {event.key}"))
canvas.mpl_connect("key_press_event", key_press_handler)
button_quit = tkinter.Button(master=root, text="Quit", command=root.destroy)
def update_frequency(new_val):
# retrieve frequency
f = float(new_val)
# update data
y = 2 * np.sin(2 * np.pi * f * t)
line.set_data(t, y)
# required to update canvas and attached toolbar!
canvas.draw()
slider_update = tkinter.Scale(root, from_=1, to=5, orient=tkinter.HORIZONTAL,
command=update_frequency, label="Frequency [Hz]")
# Packing order is important. Widgets are processed sequentially and if there
# is no space left, because the window is too small, they are not displayed.
# The canvas is rather flexible in its size, so we pack it last which makes
# sure the UI controls are displayed as long as possible.
button_quit.pack(side=tkinter.BOTTOM)
slider_update.pack(side=tkinter.BOTTOM)
toolbar.pack(side=tkinter.BOTTOM, fill=tkinter.X)
canvas.get_tk_widget().pack(side=tkinter.TOP, fill=tkinter.BOTH, expand=True)
tkinter.mainloop()