How to properly close tkinter Toplevel with matplotlib embeded?

Question

I'm making a GUI application and I want to use matplotlib to display some plots. I have structured my code like that:

import tkinter as tk
from matplotlib.backends.backend_tkagg import FigureCanvasTkAgg, NavigationToolbar2Tk
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt


class PopUP_Graph(tk.Toplevel):
    def __init__(self, *args, **kargs):
        super().__init__(*args, **kargs)
        self.fig, self.ax = plt.subplots()
        self.drawing_area = FigureCanvasTkAgg(self.fig, master=self)
        self.drawing_area.draw()
        self.toolbar = NavigationToolbar2Tk(self.drawing_area, self)
        self.toolbar.update()
        self.drawing_area.get_tk_widget().pack(side="top", fill="both", expand=1)


class App:
    def __init__(self, root):
        self.master = root
        self.button = tk.Button(root, text="Open graph", command=self.open_graph)
        self.button.grid(column=0, row=0)

    def open_graph(self):
        popupgraph1 = PopUP_Graph(self.master)
        popupgraph1.mainloop()


w, h = 900, 600
root = tk.Tk()
root.geometry(f'{w}x{h}+0+0')
app = App(root)
root.mainloop()

The problem I have is that when the toplevel window is displayed and then closed, the program won't close correctly even after closing the root window.

Is there a way to fix this??

The proper way to embed a `matplotlib` in `tkinter` is to use `matplotlib.figure.Figure` instead of `pyplot`. See the official [sample](https://matplotlib.org/stable/gallery/user_interfaces/embedding_in_tk_sgskip.html) on how. — Henry Yik, Oct 11 '21 at 07:33
Thanks alot Henry!, that solves my question, should I answer my own question implementing your solution? — Daniel Casasampera, Oct 12 '21 at 14:48

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 12 '21 at 15:42

As Henry Yik pointed out matplotlib.figure.Figure should be used instead of pyplot. Now it works:

import tkinter as tk
from matplotlib.backends.backend_tkagg import FigureCanvasTkAgg, NavigationToolbar2Tk
from matplotlib.figure import Figure


class PopUP_Graph(tk.Toplevel):
    def __init__(self, *args, **kargs):
        super().__init__(*args, **kargs)
        # self.fig, self.ax = plt.subplots()
        self.fig = Figure()
        self.ax = self.fig.add_subplot()
        self.drawing_area = FigureCanvasTkAgg(self.fig, master=self)
        self.drawing_area.draw()
        self.toolbar = NavigationToolbar2Tk(self.drawing_area, self)
        self.toolbar.update()
        self.drawing_area.get_tk_widget().pack(side="top", fill="both", expand=1)


class App:
    def __init__(self, root):
        self.master = root
        self.button = tk.Button(root, text="Open graph", command=self.open_graph)
        self.button.grid(column=0, row=0)

    def open_graph(self):
        popupgraph1 = PopUP_Graph(self.master)
        popupgraph1.mainloop()


w, h = 900, 600
root = tk.Tk()
root.geometry(f'{w}x{h}+0+0')
app = App(root)
root.mainloop()

How to properly close tkinter Toplevel with matplotlib embeded?

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