.. _user_interfaces-embedding_in_tk2:

user_interfaces example code: embedding_in_tk2.py
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[`source code <embedding_in_tk2.py>`_]

::

    import matplotlib
    matplotlib.use('TkAgg')
    
    from numpy import arange, sin, pi
    from matplotlib.backends.backend_tkagg import FigureCanvasTkAgg
    from matplotlib.figure import Figure
    
    import sys
    if sys.version_info[0] < 3:
        import Tkinter as Tk
    else:
        import tkinter as Tk
    
    
    def destroy(e):
        sys.exit()
    
    root = Tk.Tk()
    root.wm_title("Embedding in TK")
    
    
    f = Figure(figsize=(5, 4), dpi=100)
    a = f.add_subplot(111)
    t = arange(0.0, 3.0, 0.01)
    s = sin(2*pi*t)
    
    a.plot(t, s)
    a.set_title('Tk embedding')
    a.set_xlabel('X axis label')
    a.set_ylabel('Y label')
    
    
    # a tk.DrawingArea
    canvas = FigureCanvasTkAgg(f, master=root)
    canvas.show()
    canvas.get_tk_widget().pack(side=Tk.TOP, fill=Tk.BOTH, expand=1)
    
    canvas._tkcanvas.pack(side=Tk.TOP, fill=Tk.BOTH, expand=1)
    
    button = Tk.Button(master=root, text='Quit', command=sys.exit)
    button.pack(side=Tk.BOTTOM)
    
    Tk.mainloop()
    

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