Animation from matplotlib not working in spyder

Question

I\'m new to both python and stackoverflow, and I\'m going over examples at matplotlib. I\'ve searched for the solution to this problem with no luck, although I was able to l

Answer 1

You have to change the backend to run an animation in the IPython console. You can do that by running %matplotlib qt command before the animation.

If You don't want to use this command every time, You can go to: Tools > Preferences > IPython Console > Graphics > Backend and change it from "Inline" to "Automatic".

Update: Feb 2018, this is now in python>Preferences In the window select IPython console in the LH pane of the window. Select the Graphics tab and backend is in there.

For more details please read this.