How to use the Plots pane in Spyder 4

Question

I want to use the Plots Pane to look at earlier plots, but nothing ever shows up. I tried changing the graphics backend, but that didn't do anything. I can't find any documentation on the plots pane either.

Current Version: Python 3.7.6 64-bit | Qt 5.12.5 | PyQt5 5.12.3 | Windows 10

Answer 1

(Spyder maintainer here) You need to be sure that the Inline backend is selected in our Preferences:

Then create some plots on any IPython console:

and you'll see the history of plots in our Plots pane:

• Verify the plot plane is visible with ctrl + shift + g or View + Panes + Plots
• A reboot may be necessary if changes are made.

Answer 2

As you can see plot can be seen inline as well as plot option.