Hi, When I save a plot using the toolbar save function, and I save to a different directory than the one where my program is, my program can no longer locate the icons (used in my GUI) that I am using in my .\ressources directory. So saving the plot changed the working directory of my program? How do I change it back? Isn't this an error in matplotlib? Thanks Soren
Which backend are you using? I don't see any explicit calls to chdir in matplotlib that would make this happen. It would certainly be unintentional if it is. Mike Søren Nielsen wrote: > Hi, > > When I save a plot using the toolbar save function, and I save to a > different directory than the one where my program is, my program can > no longer locate the icons (used in my GUI) that I am using in my > .\ressources directory. So saving the plot changed the working > directory of my program? > > How do I change it back? Isn't this an error in matplotlib? > > Thanks > Soren > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Open Source Business Conference (OSBC), March 24-25, 2009, San Francisco, CA > -OSBC tackles the biggest issue in open source: Open Sourcing the Enterprise > -Strategies to boost innovation and cut costs with open source participation > -Receive a 600ドル discount off the registration fee with the source code: SFAD > http://p.sf.net/sfu/XcvMzF8H > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Matplotlib-users mailing list > Mat...@li... > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-users > -- Michael Droettboom Science Software Branch Operations and Engineering Division Space Telescope Science Institute Operated by AURA for NASA
Michael Droettboom wrote: > Which backend are you using? I don't see any explicit calls to chdir in > matplotlib that would make this happen. It would certainly be > unintentional if it is. I don't know about any other back-ends, but the wx FileDialog has an option to change the working dir when the user selects a file I also don't know if this flag is set in the MPL code, but it shouldn't be. > Søren Nielsen wrote: >> my program can >> no longer locate the icons (used in my GUI) that I am using in my >> .\ressources directory. So saving the plot changed the working >> directory of my program? >> How do I change it back? Isn't this an error in matplotlib? I'd say yes, but it's also an error in the design of your code -- as you've discovered, the working dir is a tenuous concept -- you should set that resources dir in your code start-up and keep it around for when you need it. wxPython has wx.StandardPaths which can be helpful for finding your aps data, etc -- I'm sure the other toolkits have something, too. -Chris -- Christopher Barker, Ph.D. Oceanographer Emergency Response Division NOAA/NOS/OR&R (206) 526-6959 voice 7600 Sand Point Way NE (206) 526-6329 fax Seattle, WA 98115 (206) 526-6317 main reception Chr...@no...