mpl_two_window_events.py

import matplotlib
import numpy as np
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
from matplotlib.widgets import Slider, Button, RadioButtons

class PlotController(object):
    def __init__(self):
        self.figs = []
    
    def add_fig(self, new_fig):
        print id(new_fig), "adding"
        self.figs.append(new_fig)
    
    def show_only(self, only_fig):
        print id(only_fig)
        for fig in self.figs:
            if fig is only_fig:
                print id(fig), "skipping because only fig"
                continue
            else:
                print id(fig), "closing"
                plt.close(fig)

axcolor = 'lightgoldenrodyellow'
a0, f0 = 5,3
t = np.arange(0.0, 1.0, 0.001)

control_obj = PlotController()
fig1, ax = plt.subplots()
plt.subplots_adjust(left=0.25, bottom=0.25)
s = a0*np.sin(2*np.pi*f0*t)
l, = plt.plot(t, s, lw=2, color='red')
plt.axis([0, 1, -10, 10])
    
resetax1 = plt.axes([0.8, 0.025, 0.1, 0.04])
button = Button(resetax1, 'Only this', color=axcolor, hovercolor='0.975')

def show_only1(ev):
    print "show only1"
    control_obj.show_only(fig1)
        
button.on_clicked(show_only1)
control_obj.add_fig(fig1)
plt.draw()
#plt.show()

a0, f0 = 8, 9

fig2, ax = plt.subplots()
plt.subplots_adjust(left=0.25, bottom=0.25)
s2 = a0*np.sin(2*np.pi*f0*t)
l2, = plt.plot(t, s2, lw=2, color='red')
plt.axis([0, 1, -10, 10])
    
resetax2 = plt.axes([0.8, 0.025, 0.1, 0.04])
button = Button(resetax2, 'Only this', color=axcolor, hovercolor='0.975')

def show_only2(ev):
    control_obj.show_only(fig2)

    print "show only2"
    #plt.close(fig1)
    control_obj.show_only(fig2)
        
button.on_clicked(show_only2)
control_obj.add_fig(fig2)
plt.draw()
ab = plt.show()