Interactive(?) plotting in Spyder with matplotlib

Question

I am trying to migrate over to Python from Matlab and can\'t figure out how to get interactive(?) plotting working within the Spyder IDE. My test code is shown below. With

Answer 1

in my case, these were the default settings in spyder however it still didn't show the plot until I typed: %matplotlib inline

Not sure if this is helpful but thought of sharing here.

Answer 2

The run configuration should be set to Execute in current Python or IPython interpreter which by default allows for interactive plotting. If the interpreter is set to Execute in a new dedicated Python interpreter then Interact with the Python interpreter after execution must be selected.