JRjrichardshaw·Apr 9, 2023
If you happen to use `iTerm2`, then https://github.com/daleroberts/itermplot works very well. I've used it before and can recommend it pretty highly.
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An awesome iTerm2 backend for Matplotlib, so you can plot directly in your terminal.
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15 sourcesiTerm2 back end for Matplotlib – plot directly in your terminal
3 points · Open discussionThis has been done in the Python ecosystem with matplotlib:
https://github.com/daleroberts/itermplot
In R is a joy if you treat it like AwkThanks, that was cool hearing about your use of itermplot :-)
https://github.com/daleroberts/itermplot
In iTerm2 3.3For Matplotlib, checkout this:
https://github.com/daleroberts/itermplot
In Show HN: GNUplot with sixel – Mix images, ANSI colors and plotsThanks. Yes when I'm being organized I manage to get the notebook able to `reload` a module that I'm working on in my editor, which is probably the most important step towards reducing code in the notebook.
But in general I wonder whether this is what I'm looking for: https://github.com/daleroberts/itermplot
In How to Grow Software Architecture out of Jupyter NotebooksI get a very similar experience using IPython from a terminal, sometimes copying code over from my main text editor (where I have linting, multiple cursors and other niceties). As I do a lot of plotting I use itermplot[1] to display inline graphics. When I'm done I copy everything using %history XX to a permanent home in libraries or standalone scripts.
[1] https://github.com/daleroberts/itermplot
In How to Grow Software Architecture out of Jupyter NotebooksIf you have iTerm2, you might like:
https://github.com/daleroberts/bv
https://github.com/daleroberts/itermplot
In Show HN: Browsh – A modern, text-based browserIf you like this project then you might like these ones.
Image visualisation in terminal using Unicode 9 and True Color:
https://github.com/daleroberts/tv
Image visualisation for iTerm2:
https://github.com/daleroberts/bv
Matplotlib graphics and animation in iTerm2:
https://github.com/daleroberts/itermplot
In GIF for CLIAgreed. There is even a matplotlib backend called itermplot[0] that uses iterm's image display capabilities, which, combined with iterm's tmux integration, makes developing scientific code on remote servers a dream.
[0] https://github.com/daleroberts/itermplot
In Timg – Terminal Image ViewerIf you are running a Mac for your desktop (with iTerm2) and ssh'ing into a Linux machine. These work if you run them remotely as the image gets transferred through the SSH session:
https://github.com/daleroberts/itermplot
https://github.com/daleroberts/bv
Alternatively, for any other terminal emulator with Unicode 9.0 font support and true color support, you can use:
https://github.com/daleroberts/tv
This even includes Windows (using patched PuTTY) and remotely running 'tv' on a Linux machine.
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