Use matplotlib-inline instead of ipykernel.pylab

IPython/core/display.py

@@ -1155,7 +1155,10 b' class Video(DisplayObject):'
 
 @skip_doctest
 def set_matplotlib_formats(*formats, **kwargs):
-    """Select figure formats for the inline backend. Optionally pass quality for JPEG.
+    """
+    DEPRECATED
+
+    Select figure formats for the inline backend. Optionally pass quality for JPEG.
 
     For example, this enables PNG and JPEG output with a JPEG quality of 90%::
 
@@ -1173,20 +1176,25 b' def set_matplotlib_formats(*formats, **kwargs):'
     **kwargs
         Keyword args will be relayed to ``figure.canvas.print_figure``.
     """
-    from IPython.core.interactiveshell import InteractiveShell
-    from IPython.core.pylabtools import select_figure_formats
-    # build kwargs, starting with InlineBackend config
-    kw = {}
-    from ipykernel.pylab.config import InlineBackend
-    cfg = InlineBackend.instance()
-    kw.update(cfg.print_figure_kwargs)
-    kw.update(**kwargs)
-    shell = InteractiveShell.instance()
-    select_figure_formats(shell, formats, **kw)
+    warnings.warn(
+        "`set_matplotlib_formats` is deprecated, directly use "
+        "`matplotlib_inline.backend_inline.set_matplotlib_formats()`",
+        DeprecationWarning,
+        stacklevel=2,
+    )
+
+    from matplotlib_inline.backend_inline import (
+        set_matplotlib_formats as set_matplotlib_formats_orig,
+    )
+
+    set_matplotlib_formats_orig(*formats, **kwargs)
 
 @skip_doctest
 def set_matplotlib_close(close=True):
-    """Set whether the inline backend closes all figures automatically or not.
+    """
+    DEPRECATED
+
+    Set whether the inline backend closes all figures automatically or not.
 
     By default, the inline backend used in the IPython Notebook will close all
     matplotlib figures automatically after each cell is run. This means that
@@ -1206,6 +1214,15 b' def set_matplotlib_close(close=True):'
         Should all matplotlib figures be automatically closed after each cell is
         run?
     """
-    from ipykernel.pylab.config import InlineBackend
-    cfg = InlineBackend.instance()
-    cfg.close_figures = close
+    warnings.warn(
+        "`set_matplotlib_close` is deprecated, directly use "
+        "`matplotlib_inline.backend_inline.set_matplotlib_close()`",
+        DeprecationWarning,
+        stacklevel=2,
+    )
+
+    from matplotlib_inline.backend_inline import (
+        set_matplotlib_close as set_matplotlib_close_orig,
+    )
+
+    set_matplotlib_close_orig(close)

IPython/core/interactiveshell.py

@@ -3514,6 +3514,7 b' class InteractiveShell(SingletonConfigurable):'
           display figures inline.
         """
         from IPython.core import pylabtools as pt
+        from matplotlib_inline.backend_inline import configure_inline_support
         gui, backend = pt.find_gui_and_backend(gui, self.pylab_gui_select)
 
         if gui != 'inline':
@@ -3527,7 +3528,7 b' class InteractiveShell(SingletonConfigurable):'
                 gui, backend = pt.find_gui_and_backend(self.pylab_gui_select)
 
         pt.activate_matplotlib(backend)
-        pt.configure_inline_support(self, backend)
+        configure_inline_support(self, backend)
 
         # Now we must activate the gui pylab wants to use, and fix %run to take
         # plot updates into account

IPython/core/pylabtools.py

@@ -5,29 +5,31 b''
 # Distributed under the terms of the Modified BSD License.
 
 from io import BytesIO
+import warnings
 
 from IPython.core.display import _pngxy
 from IPython.utils.decorators import flag_calls
 
 # If user specifies a GUI, that dictates the backend, otherwise we read the
 # user's mpl default from the mpl rc structure
-backends = {'tk': 'TkAgg',
-            'gtk': 'GTKAgg',
-            'gtk3': 'GTK3Agg',
-            'wx': 'WXAgg',
-            'qt4': 'Qt4Agg',
-            'qt5': 'Qt5Agg',
-            'qt': 'Qt5Agg',
-            'osx': 'MacOSX',
-            'nbagg': 'nbAgg',
-            'notebook': 'nbAgg',
-            'agg': 'agg',
-            'svg': 'svg',
-            'pdf': 'pdf',
-            'ps': 'ps',
-            'inline': 'module://ipykernel.pylab.backend_inline',
-            'ipympl': 'module://ipympl.backend_nbagg',
-            'widget': 'module://ipympl.backend_nbagg',
+backends = {
+    "tk": "TkAgg",
+    "gtk": "GTKAgg",
+    "gtk3": "GTK3Agg",
+    "wx": "WXAgg",
+    "qt4": "Qt4Agg",
+    "qt5": "Qt5Agg",
+    "qt": "Qt5Agg",
+    "osx": "MacOSX",
+    "nbagg": "nbAgg",
+    "notebook": "nbAgg",
+    "agg": "agg",
+    "svg": "svg",
+    "pdf": "pdf",
+    "ps": "ps",
+    "inline": "module://matplotlib_inline.backend_inline",
+    "ipympl": "module://ipympl.backend_nbagg",
+    "widget": "module://ipympl.backend_nbagg",
             }
 
 # We also need a reverse backends2guis mapping that will properly choose which
@@ -44,12 +46,12 b" backend2gui['GTK3Cairo'] = 'gtk3'"
 backend2gui['WX'] = 'wx'
 backend2gui['CocoaAgg'] = 'osx'
 # And some backends that don't need GUI integration
-del backend2gui['nbAgg']
-del backend2gui['agg']
-del backend2gui['svg']
-del backend2gui['pdf']
-del backend2gui['ps']
-del backend2gui['module://ipykernel.pylab.backend_inline']
+del backend2gui["nbAgg"]
+del backend2gui["agg"]
+del backend2gui["svg"]
+del backend2gui["pdf"]
+del backend2gui["ps"]
+del backend2gui["module://matplotlib_inline.backend_inline"]
 
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Matplotlib utilities
@@ -274,7 +276,7 b' def find_gui_and_backend(gui=None, gui_select=None):'
     Returns
     -------
     A tuple of (gui, backend) where backend is one of ('TkAgg','GTKAgg',
-    'WXAgg','Qt4Agg','module://ipykernel.pylab.backend_inline','agg').
+    'WXAgg','Qt4Agg','module://matplotlib_inline.backend_inline','agg').
     """
 
     import matplotlib
@@ -361,7 +363,10 b' def import_pylab(user_ns, import_all=True):'
 
 
 def configure_inline_support(shell, backend):
-    """Configure an IPython shell object for matplotlib use.
+    """
+    DEPRECATED
+
+    Configure an IPython shell object for matplotlib use.
 
     Parameters
     ----------
@@ -369,51 +374,13 b' def configure_inline_support(shell, backend):'
 
     backend : matplotlib backend
     """
-    # If using our svg payload backend, register the post-execution
-    # function that will pick up the results for display.  This can only be
-    # done with access to the real shell object.
+    warnings.warn(
+        "`configure_inline_support` is deprecated, directly use "
+        "`matplotlib_inline.backend_inline.configure_inline_support()`",
+        DeprecationWarning,
+        stacklevel=2,
+    )
 
-    # Note: if we can't load the inline backend, then there's no point
-    # continuing (such as in terminal-only shells in environments without
-    # zeromq available).
-    try:
-        from ipykernel.pylab.backend_inline import InlineBackend
-    except ImportError:
-        return
-    import matplotlib
+    from matplotlib_inline.backend_inline import configure_inline_support_orig
 
-    cfg = InlineBackend.instance(parent=shell)
-    cfg.shell = shell
-    if cfg not in shell.configurables:
-        shell.configurables.append(cfg)
-
-    if backend == backends['inline']:
-        from ipykernel.pylab.backend_inline import flush_figures
-        shell.events.register('post_execute', flush_figures)
-
-        # Save rcParams that will be overwrittern
-        shell._saved_rcParams = {}
-        for k in cfg.rc:
-            shell._saved_rcParams[k] = matplotlib.rcParams[k]
-        # load inline_rc
-        matplotlib.rcParams.update(cfg.rc)
-        new_backend_name = "inline"
-    else:
-        from ipykernel.pylab.backend_inline import flush_figures
-        try:
-            shell.events.unregister('post_execute', flush_figures)
-        except ValueError:
-            pass
-        if hasattr(shell, '_saved_rcParams'):
-            matplotlib.rcParams.update(shell._saved_rcParams)
-            del shell._saved_rcParams
-        new_backend_name = "other"
-
-    # only enable the formats once -> don't change the enabled formats (which the user may
-    # has changed) when getting another "%matplotlib inline" call.
-    # See https://github.com/ipython/ipykernel/issues/29
-    cur_backend = getattr(configure_inline_support, "current_backend", "unset")
-    if new_backend_name != cur_backend:
-        # Setup the default figure format
-        select_figure_formats(shell, cfg.figure_formats, **cfg.print_figure_kwargs)
-        configure_inline_support.current_backend = new_backend_name
+    configure_inline_support_orig(shell, backend)

IPython/core/tests/test_display.py

@@ -135,7 +135,7 b' def test_image_filename_defaults():'
     nt.assert_is_none(img._repr_jpeg_())
 
 def _get_inline_config():
-    from ipykernel.pylab.config import InlineBackend
+    from matplotlib_inline.config import InlineBackend
     return InlineBackend.instance()
 
 

IPython/core/tests/test_pylabtools.py

@@ -15,6 +15,7 b' from nose import SkipTest'
 import nose.tools as nt
 
 from matplotlib import pyplot as plt
+import matplotlib_inline
 import numpy as np
 
 from IPython.core.getipython import get_ipython
@@ -167,13 +168,15 b' class TestPylabSwitch(object):'
         pt.activate_matplotlib = act_mpl
         self._save_ip = pt.import_pylab
         pt.import_pylab = lambda *a,**kw:None
-        self._save_cis = pt.configure_inline_support
-        pt.configure_inline_support = lambda *a,**kw:None
+        self._save_cis = matplotlib_inline.backend_inline.configure_inline_support
+        matplotlib_inline.backend_inline.configure_inline_support = (
+            lambda *a, **kw: None
+        )
 
     def teardown(self):
         pt.activate_matplotlib = self._save_am
         pt.import_pylab = self._save_ip
-        pt.configure_inline_support = self._save_cis
+        matplotlib_inline.backend_inline.configure_inline_support = self._save_cis
         import matplotlib
         matplotlib.rcParams = self._saved_rcParams
         matplotlib.rcParamsOrig = self._saved_rcParamsOrig

setup.py

@@ -191,15 +191,16 b' extras_require = dict('
 )
 
 install_requires = [
-    'setuptools>=18.5',
-    'jedi>=0.16',
-    'decorator',
-    'pickleshare',
-    'traitlets>=4.2',
-    'prompt_toolkit>=2.0.0,<3.1.0,!=3.0.0,!=3.0.1',
-    'pygments',
-    'backcall',
-    'stack_data',
+    "setuptools>=18.5",
+    "jedi>=0.16",
+    "decorator",
+    "pickleshare",
+    "traitlets>=4.2",
+    "prompt_toolkit>=2.0.0,<3.1.0,!=3.0.0,!=3.0.1",
+    "pygments",
+    "backcall",
+    "stack_data",
+    "matplotlib-inline",
 ]
 
 # Platform-specific dependencies: