interactive-figure 0.5.0

Create interactive Matplotlib figures!

Interactive Figure

This package serves for students to learn the basics of Python, Matplotlib and setting up reaction time experiments (visual search task, Stroop task, etc.). For a more accurate timing environment one should refer to e.g. PsychoPy.

This is currently used at the University of Amsterdam (UvA) in the course Introduction to Python Programming for Neuroscientists.

Package created using Hatch.

Installation

pip install interactive-figure

Usage

import interactive_figure as ifig

ifig.create()
# Wait until user input is received.
ifig.wait_for_interaction()
key = ifig.get_last_key_press()
print(f"Pressed key: {key}")
ifig.close()

Demos can be found in the demo folder on GitHub.

Limitations

• Waiting for user input will not work in Jupyter Notebooks and the interactive interpreter due to the way Matplotlib handles events.
• Automated testing is hard since tests should cover multiple backends (macosx, QtAgg, Tkgg) on multiple platforms (Windows, macOS, Linux). Tips are very welcome!

Development

# Setup
pipx install hatch
hatch shell

# Build
hatch version fix
hatch build -c
./generate_docs.sh

# Publish
hatch publish

Links

• GitHub
• PyPI
• Documentation