# Plots causes Julia exit

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/plots-causes-julia-exit/110980>\
**Category:** General Usage\
**Tags:** plotting\
**Created:** [February 29, 2024, 10:37pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/plots-causes-julia-exit/110980 "2024-02-29T22:37:46Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![rtapia](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/rtapia/32/207390_2.png) [@rtapia](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/rtapia)\
**Post date:** [February 29, 2024, 10:37pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/plots-causes-julia-exit/110980/1 "2024-02-29T22:37:46Z")

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I am using PyPlot and as soon as I define a figure Julia closes instantly. I am new to Julia and PyPlot in general.

Windows 11, Julia 1.10.1  
Thanks

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**Author:** ![jar1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c0e974/32.png) [@jar1](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/jar1)\
**Post date:** [February 29, 2024, 10:47pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/plots-causes-julia-exit/110980/2 "2024-02-29T22:47:17Z")

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These open issues look similar [Pyplot crash on window · Issue #575 · JuliaPy/PyPlot.jl · GitHub](https://github.com/JuliaPy/PyPlot.jl/issues/575), and [PyPlot crashes Julia 1.4.1 · Issue #488 · JuliaPy/PyPlot.jl · GitHub](https://github.com/JuliaPy/PyPlot.jl/issues/488)

If PyPlot isn’t working for you, you can try some other plotting packages.

- [Makie.jl](https://makie.org/) is cutting edge and performant, and pure julia
- [Plots.jl](https://docs.juliaplots.org/stable/) is more mature

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**Author:** ![rtapia](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/rtapia/32/207390_2.png) [@rtapia](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/rtapia)\
**Post date:** [February 29, 2024, 11:14pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/plots-causes-julia-exit/110980/3 "2024-02-29T23:14:49Z")

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Thanks, Makie.jl worked.

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**Author:** ![mkitti](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/mkitti/32/12459_2.png) [@mkitti](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/mkitti)\
**Post date:** [March 1, 2024, 2:13am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/plots-causes-julia-exit/110980/4 "2024-03-01T02:13:34Z")

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There is also PythonPlot.jl