How do I show the same matplotlib figure several times in a single IPython notebook?

Question

I use IPython notebooks with matplotlib.pyplot and I often create a plot that requires a fairly large block of code to generate. I would then like to save the object and use

Answer 1

Just call myFigure in any cell after myFigure was assigned in cell before.

For example in cell 1:

In [1]:
myFigure, myAx = plt.subplots()
myAx.plot([1,2,3])

In cell after that:

In [2]:
myFigure

This will show myFigure