Does imshow() work fine if run normally from just Python?
Have you tried using the IDL-Python bridge from Command Line and IDLDE?

Does IDL still crash with this example code below?

plt = Python.Import('matplotlib.pyplot')
Python.plt = plt
p = plot(/test)
image = reverse(p.copywindow(),3)
!null = plt.title('IDL Graphic Embedded in Python')
!null = plt.axis('off')
!null = plt.imshow(image)javascript:WebForm_DoPostBackWithOptions(new WebForm_PostBackOptions("dnn$ctr10412$ActiveForums$ctl00$topic$ctl06$btnSubmitLink", "", true, "", "", false, true))
!null = plt.show()

Hello, thank you for the help!

Yes imshow() work when running in Python(), I actually need the imshow() provided in the spectral library, the usage is

from spectral import *
view = imshow(hsi_image, bands=(58, 38, 18))

I did run the provided example from both the command line and within idlde. I could not run the line with the imshow line with the web output, there is an error, but I was able to run this code


IDL> plt = Python.Import('matplotlib.pyplot')
% Loaded DLM: PYTHON37.
IDL> Python.plt = plt
IDL> p = plot(/test)
% Loaded DLM: PNG.
Warning: Cannot convert string "-adobe-helvetica-medium-r-normal-*-*-120-75-75-p-*-iso8859-1" to type FontStruct
% Loaded DLM: LAPACK.
IDL> image = reverse(p.copywindow(),3)
IDL> !null = plt.title('IDL Graphic Embedded in Python')
IDL> !null = plt.axis('off')
IDL> !null = plt.imshow(image)
IDL> !null = plt.show()

This seems to work but is a little buggy in that if I do not immediately follow !null = plt.imshow(image) with !null = plt.show() idl Segmentation faults or if I close the window launched with p = plot(/test) idl Segmentation faults.
IDL> Segmentation fault (core dumped)


With the p = plot(/test) window open, I was able to display an RGB with,
IDL> !null = plt.imshow(RGB)
IDL> !null = plt.show()

Same behavior in from the command line and withing the idle.

Thanks again,
Judy