IPython qtconsole figure window

Question

I realise that tons of people have asked questions about the interactive figure window in IPython but I haven't yet found an answer to my problem. I'm using the IPython qtconsole for plotting, and I'd like it if

 plt.plot(x,y) (plt = matplotlib.pyplot)

would make an interactive figure window pop up BY DEFAULT.

I can get an interactive window for my plot using %pylab qt but I have to use this command every time before plotting, and I'd prefer to just make this a default setting. I am using IPython qtconsole version 3.2.1.

Answer 1

Have a look into iPython Profiles . You should be able to either change the "default" profile to set the matplotlib output be going to qt by default or create another profile and have a convenient alias in your shell set up.