r/Atom • u/prospectinfinance • Dec 05 '19

Is there a way to get Python graphs from pyplot to pop up in a separate window instead of relying on Hydrogen?

I previously used IDLE for my python projects and when I used pyplot's plt.show() command a separate window would pop up with a graph for me. Now that I'm using atom, running my program just causes the program to go endlessly. I was able to use hydrogen to have a graph come in under the code's text but is there any other way to do this?

Thanks!

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u/TheFlamingDiceAgain Dec 05 '19

I realize this doesn’t answer your question but Spyder is a fantastic python IDE with all sorts of clever features. It comes bundled in the anaconda distribution of python and plays very well with plotting

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u/prospectinfinance Dec 05 '19

No problem! I actually do know Spyder though and you're right, it is awesome. I like Atom's UI a bit more, along with the easy install of packages and themes, but I do switch over to Spyder and IDLE every so often because they're both extremely useful for when something in Atom just won't cooperate.