How to dynamically update a plot in a loop in Ipython notebook (within one cell)

Question

Environment: Python 2.7, matplotlib 1.3, IPython notebook 1.1, linux, chrome. The code is in one single input cell, using --pylab=inline

I want to use I

Answer 1

use IPython.display module:

%matplotlib inline
import time
import pylab as pl
from IPython import display
for i in range(10):
    pl.plot(pl.randn(100))
    display.clear_output(wait=True)
    display.display(pl.gcf())
    time.sleep(1.0)