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MacOSX: TkAgg backend sluggishness in combination with ipython interactive #9077
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Description
Bug report
Bug summary
If I plot any relatively large figure, execute my script with ipython -i, when I fall at the interactive prompt my whole system becomes unresponsive. Alt-tabbing gets slow, typing, etc. When I exit with Ctrl-D, I get an error stack printed which seems pretty long (abnormally long? can't tell).
Code for reproduction
import matplotlib
matplotlib.use('TkAgg')
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import numpy as np
test_image = np.random.sample((100, 100))
plt.imshow(test_image)
plt.show()and execute it with ipython3 -i.
Actual outcome
Whole OS starts becoming unresponsive. Upon exiting the prompt, following error stack gets printed.
Do you really want to exit ([y]/n)? 2017-08-23 10:02:10.978 Python[5180:141513] IMKClient Stall detected, *please Report* your user scenario attaching a spindump (or sysdiagnose) that captures the problem - (imkxpc_presentFunctionRowItemTextInputViewWithEndpoint:reply:) block performed very slowly (5.22 secs).
2017-08-23 10:02:10.980 Python[5180:141513] IMKClient Stall detected, *please Report* your user scenario attaching a spindump (or sysdiagnose) that captures the problem - (imkxpc_presentFunctionRowItemTextInputViewWithEndpoint:reply:) block performed very slowly (2.75 secs).
2017-08-23 10:02:10.988 Python[5180:141513] *** Assertion failure in -[NSRemoteView informAuxServiceOfSelf], /Library/Caches/com.apple.xbs/Sources/ViewBridge/ViewBridge-283/NSRemoteView.m:3207
2017-08-23 10:02:10.990 Python[5180:141513] IMKInputSession presentFunctionRowItemTextInputViewWithEndpoint:completionHandler: : [self textInputContext]=0x0 *NO* NSRemoteViewController to client, NSError=Error Domain=com.apple.ViewBridge Code=8 "(null)" UserInfo={com.apple.ViewBridge.error.hint=__38-[NSRemoteView _advanceToConfigPhase:]_block_invoke.2466 caught NSInternalInconsistencyException '<NSRemoteView: 0x7faa7fbd1a70> failed to rendezvous via aux service' with backtrace (
0 CoreFoundation 0x00007fffac8842cb __exceptionPreprocess + 171
1 libobjc.A.dylib 0x00007fffc169448d objc_exception_throw + 48
2 CoreFoundation 0x00007fffac889042 +[NSException raise:format:arguments:] + 98
3 Foundation 0x00007fffae2d1be0 -[NSAssertionHandler handleFailureInMethod:object:file:lineNumber:description:] + 195
4 ViewBridge 0x00007fffc00e9b34 -[NSRemoteView informAuxServiceOfSelf] + 345
5 ViewBridge 0x00007fffc00ea47e -[NSRemoteView _finishAdvanceToConfigPhaseWithContextID:andServiceViewSize:andOffset:] + 685
6 ViewBridge 0x00007fffc00fe298 __38-[NSRemoteView _advanceToConfigPhase:]_block_invoke.2466 + 103
7 CoreFoundation 0x00007fffac7f7b8c __invoking___ + 140
8 CoreFoundation 0x00007fffac7f7a11 -[NSInvocation invoke] + 289
9 ViewBridge 0x00007fffc0125579 withHintInProgress + 487
10 ViewBridge 0x00007fffc01252b0 __deferNSXPCInvocationOntoMainThread_block_invoke_2 + 233
11 ViewBridge 0x00007fffc00a9459 +[NSViewServiceApplication withHostPID:invoke:] + 46
12 ViewBridge 0x00007fffc0125173 __deferNSXPCInvocationOntoMainThread_block_invoke + 179
13 ViewBridge 0x00007fffc0124d67 __deferBlockOntoMainThread_block_invoke_2 + 544
14 CoreFoundation 0x00007fffac81a17c __CFRUNLOOP_IS_CALLING_OUT_TO_A_BLOCK__ + 12
15 CoreFoundation 0x00007fffac7faf84 __CFRunLoopDoBlocks + 356
16 CoreFoundation 0x00007fffac7fa705 __CFRunLoopRun + 917
17 CoreFoundation 0x00007fffac7fa114 CFRunLoopRunSpecific + 420
18 HIToolbox 0x00007fffabd5aebc RunCurrentEventLoopInMode + 240
19 HIToolbox 0x00007fffabd5abf9 ReceiveNextEventCommon + 184
20 HIToolbox 0x00007fffabd5ab26 _BlockUntilNextEventMatchingListInModeWithFilter + 71
21 AppKit 0x00007fffaa2f3a54 _DPSNextEvent + 1120
22 AppKit 0x00007fffaaa6f7ee -[NSApplication(NSEvent) _nextEventMatchingEventMask:untilDate:inMode:dequeue:] + 2796
23 Tk 0x000000010396c8a1 TkGenerateButtonEvent + 494
24 Tk 0x000000010396cd3b Tk_MacOSXSetupTkNotifier + 861
25 Tcl 0x0000000103841c38 Tcl_DoOneEvent + 317
26 _tkinter.cpython-36m-darwin.so 0x00000001037b8886 EventHook + 185
27 Python 0x0000000100186fc3 my_fgets + 34
28 Python 0x0000000100186ec9 PyOS_StdioReadline + 109
29 Python 0x0000000100187109 PyOS_Readline + 180
30 Python 0x000000010021f45b builtin_input + 1111
31 Python 0x00000001001c4f19 _PyCFunction_FastCallDict + 166
32 Python 0x00000001002297d7 call_function + 489
33 Python 0x00000001002225ca _PyEval_EvalFrameDefault + 5000
34 Python 0x0000000100229fa7 _PyEval_EvalCodeWithName + 1829
35 Python 0x000000010022a693 fast_function + 227
36 Python 0x00000001002297ae call_function + 448
37 Python 0x00000001002225ca _PyEval_EvalFrameDefault + 5000
38 Python 0x0000000100229fa7 _PyEval_EvalCodeWithName + 1829
39 Python 0x000000010022a693 fast_function + 227
40 Python 0x00000001002297ae call_function + 448
41 Python 0x00000001002225ca _PyEval_EvalFrameDefault + 5000
42 Python 0x0000000100229fa7 _PyEval_EvalCodeWithName + 1829
43 Python 0x000000010022a693 fast_function + 227
44 Python 0x00000001002297ae call_function + 448
45 Python 0x00000001002225ca _PyEval_EvalFrameDefault + 5000
46 Python 0x0000000100229fa7 _PyEval_EvalCodeWithName + 1829
47 Python 0x000000010022a693 fast_function + 227
48 Python 0x00000001002297ae call_function + 448
49 Python 0x00000001002225ca _PyEval_EvalFrameDefault + 5000
50 Python 0x0000000100229fa7 _PyEval_EvalCodeWithName + 1829
51 Python 0x000000010022a693 fast_function + 227
52 Python 0x00000001002297ae call_function + 448
53 Python 0x00000001002225ca _PyEval_EvalFrameDefault + 5000
54 Python 0x000000010022a92e _PyFunction_FastCall + 121
55 Python 0x00000001002297ae call_function + 448
56 Python 0x00000001002225ca _PyEval_EvalFrameDefault + 5000
57 Python 0x0000000100229fa7 _PyEval_EvalCodeWithName + 1829
58 Python 0x000000010022a85e _PyFunction_FastCallDict + 444
59 Python 0x000000010018d4d9 _PyObject_FastCallDict + 196
60 Python 0x000000010018d5fc _PyObject_Call_Prepend + 156
61 Python 0x000000010018d35a PyObject_Call + 101
62 Python 0x0000000100222825 _PyEval_EvalFrameDefault + 5603
63 Python 0x0000000100229fa7 _PyEval_EvalCodeWithName + 1829
64 Python 0x000000010022a693 fast_function + 227
65 Python 0x00000001002297ae call_function + 448
66 Python 0x00000001002225ca _PyEval_EvalFrameDefault + 5000
67 Python 0x0000000100229fa7 _PyEval_EvalCodeWithName + 1829
68 Python 0x00000001002211cd PyEval_EvalCode + 43
69 Python 0x0000000100248896 run_mod + 54
70 Python 0x0000000100248b76 PyRun_FileExFlags + 180
71 Python 0x0000000100248103 PyRun_SimpleFileExFlags + 280
72 Python 0x000000010025bd40 Py_Main + 3268
73 Python 0x0000000100180e1d Python + 7709
74 libdyld.dylib 0x00007fffc1f7a235 start + 1
75 ??? 0x0000000000000004 0x0 + 4
), com.apple.ViewBridge.error.description=NSViewBridgeExceptionError}, com.apple.inputmethod.EmojiFunctionRowItem
Expected outcome
I expect my OS to not die because of an idle application.
Matplotlib version
- Operating System: mac OS 10.12.6
- Matplotlib Version: 2.0.2
- Python Version: 3.6.1
- Other Libraries: ipython 6.1.0 and its dependencies updated from pip as of this morning
Note that I switched to TkAgg because the MacOsx backend silently ignores Ctrl-C signal and I needed it for my work. This behaviour does not happen on the MacOsx backend.
Activity
WeatherGod commented on Aug 23, 2017
jclevesque commented on Aug 23, 2017
No, the bug happens only with ipython+matplotlib.
asaxton commented on Aug 31, 2017
I have this problem too:
Backend is TkAgg because I work on many projects at the same time and need virtual environments.
Using ipython.
macOS 10.12.6 MacBook Pro 2017 with two hdmi attached monitors.
Graphics: Radeon Pro 555 2048 MB
Intel HD Graphics 630 1536 MB
pip list,
appnope (0.1.0)
backports.shutil-get-terminal-size (1.0.0)
cycler (0.10.0)
decorator (4.1.2)
enum34 (1.1.6)
functools32 (3.2.3.post2)
ipython (5.4.1)
ipython-genutils (0.2.0)
isc-orm (1.0, /Users/saxton/Development/ncsa-isc-orm)
matplotlib (2.0.2)
MySQL-python (1.2.5)
numpy (1.13.1)
pandas (0.20.3)
pathlib2 (2.3.0)
pexpect (4.2.1)
pickleshare (0.7.4)
pip (9.0.1)
prompt-toolkit (1.0.15)
ptyprocess (0.5.2)
Pygments (2.2.0)
pyparsing (2.2.0)
python-dateutil (2.6.1)
pytz (2017.2)
scandir (1.5)
setuptools (36.2.7)
simplegeneric (0.8.1)
six (1.10.0)
SQLAlchemy (1.1.13)
subprocess32 (3.2.7)
tqdm (4.15.0)
traitlets (4.3.2)
wcwidth (0.1.7)
wheel (0.29.0)
tacaswell commented on Aug 31, 2017
attn @Carreau This is likely an issue with the input hook for tk. Who should be pinged about that?
mikewojnowicz commented on Oct 29, 2018
@mattip I am having the same issue as @jclevesque. Would you say that the merged bugfix from Dec 8, 2017 solves the problem? If so, is there a particular version you'd recommend pip installing? Thank you for your time.
mattip commented on Oct 29, 2018
Sorry, I don't have a Mac. The test code works fine for me on Linux. Is the problem only apparent after closing the window? #9956 was meant to help with cleanup.
jclevesque commented on Oct 29, 2018
Cannot reproduce issue with updated matplotlib (3.0.1) and ipython (7.1.1).
mikewojnowicz commented on Oct 29, 2018
@jclevesque Thanks, good to know. I was wondering if there was some known solution that would work for python2.7, or if the answer was simply "you need python3."
tacaswell commented on Oct 29, 2018
@mikewojnowicz What version of Matplotlib have you tried? Given that we do not really understand the source of this issue, it is hard to know what a know-good version is.
Can you also include your OSX version, python version, and how you installed python?
mikewojnowicz commented on Oct 30, 2018
@tacaswell
Thank you for asking.
matplotlib==2.2.3
OSX==10.12.6
python==2.7.14
I believe this is the version of python that shipped with OSX.
tacaswell commented on Oct 30, 2018
I should have included the tk version (and how you installed it) and ipython version as well, sorry for the drip of questions!
mikewojnowicz commented on Oct 30, 2018
No problem.
Tkinter==8.5
ipython==5.8.0
Afraid I don't remember how I installed Tkinter. :(
mikewojnowicz commented on Apr 10, 2020
This is still a problem for me
python==3.6.5
ipython==7.13.0
matplotlib==3.2.1
OSX==10.12.6
Tkinter==8.5
Any advice? Would you consider the easiest solution to update OSX?
mikewojnowicz commented on Apr 10, 2020
@jclevesque Have you come up with a solution or good workaround?
tacaswell commented on Apr 10, 2020
@mikewojnowicz I do not think we have made any progress tracking down what is going on here. With other tk + osx related issues we have seen that it can depend on the patch version of tk and who built the libraries.
github-actions commented on Apr 16, 2023
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