您自己的 GUI 中的 Matplotlib 动画

Matplotlib animation inside your own GUI

我正在 Python 中编写软件。我需要将 Matplotlib 时间动画嵌入到自制的 GUI 中。以下是关于它们的更多详细信息:

1. GUI

GUI 也是用 Python 编写的,使用 PyQt4 库。我的 GUI 与您可以在网上找到的常见 GUI 没有太大区别。我只是 subclass QtGui.QMainWindow 并添加一些按钮,布局,...

2.动画

Matplotlib动画基于animation.TimedAnimationclass。这是动画的代码:

import numpy as np
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
from matplotlib.lines import Line2D
import matplotlib.animation as animation

        class CustomGraph(animation.TimedAnimation):

        def __init__(self):

            self.n = np.linspace(0, 1000, 1001)
            self.y = 1.5 + np.sin(self.n/20)
            #self.y = np.zeros(self.n.size)


            # The window
            self.fig = plt.figure()
            ax1 = self.fig.add_subplot(1, 2, 1)
            self.mngr = plt.get_current_fig_manager() 
            self.mngr.window.setGeometry(50,100,2000, 800)

            # ax1 settings
            ax1.set_xlabel('time')
            ax1.set_ylabel('raw data')
            self.line1 = Line2D([], [], color='blue')
            ax1.add_line(self.line1)
            ax1.set_xlim(0, 1000)
            ax1.set_ylim(0, 4)


            animation.TimedAnimation.__init__(self, self.fig, interval=20, blit=True)


        def _draw_frame(self, framedata):
            i = framedata
            print(i)


            self.line1.set_data(self.n[ 0 : i ], self.y[ 0 : i ])

            self._drawn_artists = [self.line1]

        def new_frame_seq(self):
            return iter(range(self.n.size))

        def _init_draw(self):
            lines = [self.line1]
            for l in lines:
                l.set_data([], [])

        def showMyAnimation(self):
            plt.show()


    ''' End Class '''


    if __name__== '__main__':
        print("Define myGraph")
        myGraph = CustomGraph()
        myGraph.showMyAnimation()

此代码生成一个简单的动画:

动画本身效果很好。 运行代码,动画弹出一个小window然后开始运行ning。但是如何将动画嵌入到我自己制作的 GUI 中呢?

3.在自制的GUI中嵌入动画

我做了一些研究以找出答案。这是我尝试过的一些事情。我已将以下代码添加到 python 文件中。注意这个添加的代码实际上是一个额外的class定义:

from PyQt4 import QtGui
from PyQt4 import QtCore
from matplotlib.backends.backend_qt4agg import FigureCanvasQTAgg as FigureCanvas

class CustomFigCanvas(FigureCanvas):

    def __init__(self):

        self.myGraph = CustomGraph()
        FigureCanvas.__init__(self, self.myGraph.fig)

我在这里尝试做的是将 CustomGraph() 对象(本质上是我的动画)嵌入到 FigureCanvas 中。

我在另一个 python 文件中编写了我的 GUI(但仍在同一文件夹中)。通常我可以将小部件添加到我的 GUI 中。我相信来自 class CustomFigCanvas(..) 的对象是通过继承的 Widget。所以这就是我在我的 GUI 中尝试的:

    ..
    myFigCanvas = CustomFigCanvas()
    self.myLayout.addWidget(myFigCanvas)
    ..

它在一定程度上起作用。我的 GUI 中确实显示了一个图形。但是这个数字是空的。动画没有 ​​运行:

而且还有一个奇怪的现象在发生。我的 GUI 显示这个空图形,但我同时得到一个常规的 Matplotlib 弹出窗口 window,里面有我的动画图形。还有这个动画不是运行ning.

这里显然缺少一些东西。请帮我弄清楚这个问题。非常感谢大家的帮助。

我想我找到了解决办法。所有功劳都归功于创建 Python 教程网站 https://pythonprogramming.net 的哈里森先生。他帮了我。

这就是我所做的。两大变化:

1.结构变化

我之前有两个 类:CustomGraph(TimedAnimation)CustomFigCanvas(FigureCanvas)。现在只剩一个了,但是他同时继承了TimedAnimation和FigureCanvas:CustomFigCanvas(TimedAnimation, FigureCanvas)

2.制作图形对象的变化

我之前是这样画的:

self.fig = plt.figure()

'plt' 来自导入语句 'import matplotlib.pyplot as plt'。当您想将图形嵌入到您自己的 GUI 中时,这种制作图形的方法显然会造成麻烦。 所以有更好的办法:

self.fig = Figure(figsize=(5,5), dpi=100)

现在可以使用了!

完整代码如下:

import numpy as np
from matplotlib.figure import Figure
from matplotlib.animation import TimedAnimation
from matplotlib.lines import Line2D

from matplotlib.backends.backend_qt4agg import FigureCanvasQTAgg as FigureCanvas


    class CustomFigCanvas(FigureCanvas, TimedAnimation):

        def __init__(self):

            # The data
            self.n = np.linspace(0, 1000, 1001)
            self.y = 1.5 + np.sin(self.n/20)

            # The window
            self.fig = Figure(figsize=(5,5), dpi=100)
            ax1 = self.fig.add_subplot(111)

            # ax1 settings
            ax1.set_xlabel('time')
            ax1.set_ylabel('raw data')
            self.line1 = Line2D([], [], color='blue')
            ax1.add_line(self.line1)
            ax1.set_xlim(0, 1000)
            ax1.set_ylim(0, 4)

            FigureCanvas.__init__(self, self.fig)
            TimedAnimation.__init__(self, self.fig, interval = 20, blit = True)


        def _draw_frame(self, framedata):
            i = framedata
            print(i)


            self.line1.set_data(self.n[ 0 : i ], self.y[ 0 : i ])
            self._drawn_artists = [self.line1]

        def new_frame_seq(self):
            return iter(range(self.n.size))

        def _init_draw(self):
            lines = [self.line1]
            for l in lines:
                l.set_data([], [])


    ''' End Class '''

这是在matplotlib中制作动画的代码。现在您可以轻松地将它嵌入到您自己的 Qt GUI 中:

    ..
    myFigCanvas = CustomFigCanvas()
    self.myLayout.addWidget(myFigCanvas)
    ..

它似乎工作得很好。 谢谢哈里森先生!


编辑:
几个月后我回到了这个问题。这是完整的代码。只需将其复制粘贴到一个新的 .py 文件中,然后 运行 它:

###################################################################
#                                                                 #
#                     PLOTTING A LIVE GRAPH                       #
#                  ----------------------------                   #
#            EMBED A MATPLOTLIB ANIMATION INSIDE YOUR             #
#            OWN GUI!                                             #
#                                                                 #
###################################################################


import sys
import os
from PyQt4 import QtGui
from PyQt4 import QtCore
import functools
import numpy as np
import random as rd
import matplotlib
matplotlib.use("Qt4Agg")
from matplotlib.figure import Figure
from matplotlib.animation import TimedAnimation
from matplotlib.lines import Line2D
from matplotlib.backends.backend_qt4agg import FigureCanvasQTAgg as FigureCanvas
import time
import threading



def setCustomSize(x, width, height):
    sizePolicy = QtGui.QSizePolicy(QtGui.QSizePolicy.Fixed, QtGui.QSizePolicy.Fixed)
    sizePolicy.setHorizontalStretch(0)
    sizePolicy.setVerticalStretch(0)
    sizePolicy.setHeightForWidth(x.sizePolicy().hasHeightForWidth())
    x.setSizePolicy(sizePolicy)
    x.setMinimumSize(QtCore.QSize(width, height))
    x.setMaximumSize(QtCore.QSize(width, height))

''''''

class CustomMainWindow(QtGui.QMainWindow):

    def __init__(self):

        super(CustomMainWindow, self).__init__()

        # Define the geometry of the main window
        self.setGeometry(300, 300, 800, 400)
        self.setWindowTitle("my first window")

        # Create FRAME_A
        self.FRAME_A = QtGui.QFrame(self)
        self.FRAME_A.setStyleSheet("QWidget { background-color: %s }" % QtGui.QColor(210,210,235,255).name())
        self.LAYOUT_A = QtGui.QGridLayout()
        self.FRAME_A.setLayout(self.LAYOUT_A)
        self.setCentralWidget(self.FRAME_A)

        # Place the zoom button
        self.zoomBtn = QtGui.QPushButton(text = 'zoom')
        setCustomSize(self.zoomBtn, 100, 50)
        self.zoomBtn.clicked.connect(self.zoomBtnAction)
        self.LAYOUT_A.addWidget(self.zoomBtn, *(0,0))

        # Place the matplotlib figure
        self.myFig = CustomFigCanvas()
        self.LAYOUT_A.addWidget(self.myFig, *(0,1))

        # Add the callbackfunc to ..
        myDataLoop = threading.Thread(name = 'myDataLoop', target = dataSendLoop, daemon = True, args = (self.addData_callbackFunc,))
        myDataLoop.start()

        self.show()

    ''''''


    def zoomBtnAction(self):
        print("zoom in")
        self.myFig.zoomIn(5)

    ''''''

    def addData_callbackFunc(self, value):
        # print("Add data: " + str(value))
        self.myFig.addData(value)



''' End Class '''


class CustomFigCanvas(FigureCanvas, TimedAnimation):

    def __init__(self):

        self.addedData = []
        print(matplotlib.__version__)

        # The data
        self.xlim = 200
        self.n = np.linspace(0, self.xlim - 1, self.xlim)
        a = []
        b = []
        a.append(2.0)
        a.append(4.0)
        a.append(2.0)
        b.append(4.0)
        b.append(3.0)
        b.append(4.0)
        self.y = (self.n * 0.0) + 50

        # The window
        self.fig = Figure(figsize=(5,5), dpi=100)
        self.ax1 = self.fig.add_subplot(111)


        # self.ax1 settings
        self.ax1.set_xlabel('time')
        self.ax1.set_ylabel('raw data')
        self.line1 = Line2D([], [], color='blue')
        self.line1_tail = Line2D([], [], color='red', linewidth=2)
        self.line1_head = Line2D([], [], color='red', marker='o', markeredgecolor='r')
        self.ax1.add_line(self.line1)
        self.ax1.add_line(self.line1_tail)
        self.ax1.add_line(self.line1_head)
        self.ax1.set_xlim(0, self.xlim - 1)
        self.ax1.set_ylim(0, 100)


        FigureCanvas.__init__(self, self.fig)
        TimedAnimation.__init__(self, self.fig, interval = 50, blit = True)

    def new_frame_seq(self):
        return iter(range(self.n.size))

    def _init_draw(self):
        lines = [self.line1, self.line1_tail, self.line1_head]
        for l in lines:
            l.set_data([], [])

    def addData(self, value):
        self.addedData.append(value)

    def zoomIn(self, value):
        bottom = self.ax1.get_ylim()[0]
        top = self.ax1.get_ylim()[1]
        bottom += value
        top -= value
        self.ax1.set_ylim(bottom,top)
        self.draw()


    def _step(self, *args):
        # Extends the _step() method for the TimedAnimation class.
        try:
            TimedAnimation._step(self, *args)
        except Exception as e:
            self.abc += 1
            print(str(self.abc))
            TimedAnimation._stop(self)
            pass

    def _draw_frame(self, framedata):
        margin = 2
        while(len(self.addedData) > 0):
            self.y = np.roll(self.y, -1)
            self.y[-1] = self.addedData[0]
            del(self.addedData[0])


        self.line1.set_data(self.n[ 0 : self.n.size - margin ], self.y[ 0 : self.n.size - margin ])
        self.line1_tail.set_data(np.append(self.n[-10:-1 - margin], self.n[-1 - margin]), np.append(self.y[-10:-1 - margin], self.y[-1 - margin]))
        self.line1_head.set_data(self.n[-1 - margin], self.y[-1 - margin])
        self._drawn_artists = [self.line1, self.line1_tail, self.line1_head]



''' End Class '''


# You need to setup a signal slot mechanism, to 
# send data to your GUI in a thread-safe way.
# Believe me, if you don't do this right, things
# go very very wrong..
class Communicate(QtCore.QObject):
    data_signal = QtCore.pyqtSignal(float)

''' End Class '''



def dataSendLoop(addData_callbackFunc):
    # Setup the signal-slot mechanism.
    mySrc = Communicate()
    mySrc.data_signal.connect(addData_callbackFunc)

    # Simulate some data
    n = np.linspace(0, 499, 500)
    y = 50 + 25*(np.sin(n / 8.3)) + 10*(np.sin(n / 7.5)) - 5*(np.sin(n / 1.5))
    i = 0

    while(True):
        if(i > 499):
            i = 0
        time.sleep(0.1)
        mySrc.data_signal.emit(y[i]) # <- Here you emit a signal!
        i += 1
    ###
###




if __name__== '__main__':
    app = QtGui.QApplication(sys.argv)
    QtGui.QApplication.setStyle(QtGui.QStyleFactory.create('Plastique'))
    myGUI = CustomMainWindow()


    sys.exit(app.exec_())

''''''

对于像我这样需要 K.Mulier's 但使用 PyQt5 的人,我修改了代码以使用 PyQt5 并使用 linter 使其更接近 PEP8 标准。

这里是 K.Mulier 使用 PyQt5 的完整代码:

###################################################################
#                                                                 #
#                     PLOTTING A LIVE GRAPH                       #
#                  ----------------------------                   #
#            EMBED A MATPLOTLIB ANIMATION INSIDE YOUR             #
#            OWN GUI!                                             #
#                                                                 #
###################################################################


import sys
from PyQt5 import QtCore, QtGui, QtWidgets
import numpy as np
from matplotlib.figure import Figure
from matplotlib.animation import TimedAnimation
from matplotlib.lines import Line2D
from matplotlib.backends.backend_qt4agg import FigureCanvasQTAgg as FigureCanvas
import time
import threading
import matplotlib
matplotlib.use("Qt5Agg")


def setCustomSize(x, width, height):
    sizePolicy = QtWidgets.QSizePolicy(QtWidgets.QSizePolicy.Fixed, QtWidgets.QSizePolicy.Fixed)
    sizePolicy.setHorizontalStretch(0)
    sizePolicy.setVerticalStretch(0)
    sizePolicy.setHeightForWidth(x.sizePolicy().hasHeightForWidth())
    x.setSizePolicy(sizePolicy)
    x.setMaximumSize(QtCore.QSize(width, height))


class CustomMainWindow(QtWidgets.QMainWindow):
    def __init__(self):
        super(CustomMainWindow, self).__init__()

        # Define the geometry of the main window
        self.setGeometry(300, 300, 800, 400)
        self.setWindowTitle("my first window")

        # Create FRAME_A
        self.FRAME_A = QtWidgets.QFrame(self)
        self.FRAME_A.setStyleSheet("QWidget { background-color: %s }" % QtGui.QColor(210, 210, 235, 255).name())
        self.LAYOUT_A = QtWidgets.QGridLayout()
        self.FRAME_A.setLayout(self.LAYOUT_A)
        self.setCentralWidget(self.FRAME_A)

        # Place the zoom button
        self.zoomBtn = QtWidgets.QPushButton(text='zoom')
        setCustomSize(self.zoomBtn, 100, 50)
        self.zoomBtn.clicked.connect(self.zoomBtnAction)
        self.LAYOUT_A.addWidget(self.zoomBtn, *(0, 0))

        # Place the matplotlib figure
        self.myFig = CustomFigCanvas()
        self.LAYOUT_A.addWidget(self.myFig, *(0, 1))

        # Add the callbackfunc to ..
        myDataLoop = threading.Thread(name='myDataLoop', target=dataSendLoop, daemon=True, args=(self.addData_callbackFunc,))
        myDataLoop.start()

        self.show()

    def zoomBtnAction(self):
        print("zoom in")
        self.myFig.zoomIn(5)

    def addData_callbackFunc(self, value):
        # print("Add data: " + str(value))
        self.myFig.addData(value)


class CustomFigCanvas(FigureCanvas, TimedAnimation):
    def __init__(self):
        self.addedData = []
        print('Matplotlib Version:', matplotlib.__version__)

        # The data
        self.xlim = 200
        self.n = np.linspace(0, self.xlim - 1, self.xlim)
        a = []
        b = []
        a.append(2.0)
        a.append(4.0)
        a.append(2.0)
        b.append(4.0)
        b.append(3.0)
        b.append(4.0)
        self.y = (self.n * 0.0) + 50

        # The window
        self.fig = Figure(figsize=(5, 5), dpi=100)
        self.ax1 = self.fig.add_subplot(111)

        # self.ax1 settings
        self.ax1.set_xlabel('time')
        self.ax1.set_ylabel('raw data')
        self.line1 = Line2D([], [], color='blue')
        self.line1_tail = Line2D([], [], color='red', linewidth=2)
        self.line1_head = Line2D([], [], color='red', marker='o', markeredgecolor='r')
        self.ax1.add_line(self.line1)
        self.ax1.add_line(self.line1_tail)
        self.ax1.add_line(self.line1_head)
        self.ax1.set_xlim(0, self.xlim - 1)
        self.ax1.set_ylim(0, 100)

        FigureCanvas.__init__(self, self.fig)
        TimedAnimation.__init__(self, self.fig, interval=50, blit=True)

    def new_frame_seq(self):
        return iter(range(self.n.size))

    def _init_draw(self):
        lines = [self.line1, self.line1_tail, self.line1_head]
        for l in lines:
            l.set_data([], [])

    def addData(self, value):
        self.addedData.append(value)

    def zoomIn(self, value):
        bottom = self.ax1.get_ylim()[0]
        top = self.ax1.get_ylim()[1]
        bottom += value
        top -= value
        self.ax1.set_ylim(bottom, top)
        self.draw()

    def _step(self, *args):
        # Extends the _step() method for the TimedAnimation class.
        try:
            TimedAnimation._step(self, *args)
        except Exception as e:
            self.abc += 1
            print(str(self.abc))
            TimedAnimation._stop(self)
            pass

    def _draw_frame(self, framedata):
        margin = 2
        while(len(self.addedData) > 0):
            self.y = np.roll(self.y, -1)
            self.y[-1] = self.addedData[0]
            del(self.addedData[0])

        self.line1.set_data(self.n[0:self.n.size - margin], self.y[0:self.n.size - margin])
        self.line1_tail.set_data(np.append(self.n[-10:-1 - margin], self.n[-1 - margin]), np.append(self.y[-10:-1 - margin], self.y[-1 - margin]))
        self.line1_head.set_data(self.n[-1 - margin], self.y[-1 - margin])
        self._drawn_artists = [self.line1, self.line1_tail, self.line1_head]


# You need to setup a signal slot mechanism, to
# send data to your GUI in a thread-safe way.
# Believe me, if you don't do this right, things
# go very very wrong..
class Communicate(QtCore.QObject):
    data_signal = QtCore.pyqtSignal(float)


def dataSendLoop(addData_callbackFunc):
    # Setup the signal-slot mechanism.
    mySrc = Communicate()
    mySrc.data_signal.connect(addData_callbackFunc)

    # Simulate some data
    n = np.linspace(0, 499, 500)
    y = 50 + 25*(np.sin(n / 8.3)) + 10*(np.sin(n / 7.5)) - 5*(np.sin(n / 1.5))
    i = 0

    while(True):
        if(i > 499):
            i = 0
        time.sleep(0.1)
        mySrc.data_signal.emit(y[i])  # <- Here you emit a signal!
        i += 1


if __name__ == '__main__':
    app = QtWidgets.QApplication(sys.argv)
    QtWidgets.QApplication.setStyle(QtWidgets.QStyleFactory.create('Plastique'))
    myGUI = CustomMainWindow()

    sys.exit(app.exec_())

根据 运行 Timothy Anderson 和 K.Mulier 的代码,当我们放大时,前一帧的图形似乎保留在图形上。这是使用 set_animated 解决的绘制线的(真)选项。代码更新如下:

###################################################################
#                                                                 #
#                     PLOTTING A LIVE GRAPH                       #
#                  ----------------------------                   #
#            EMBED A MATPLOTLIB ANIMATION INSIDE YOUR             #
#            OWN GUI!                                             #
#                                                                 #
###################################################################


import sys
from PyQt5 import QtCore, QtGui, QtWidgets
import numpy as np
from matplotlib.figure import Figure
from matplotlib.animation import TimedAnimation
from matplotlib.lines import Line2D
from matplotlib.backends.backend_qt4agg import FigureCanvasQTAgg as FigureCanvas
import time
import threading
import matplotlib
matplotlib.use("Qt5Agg")


def setCustomSize(x, width, height):
    sizePolicy = QtWidgets.QSizePolicy(QtWidgets.QSizePolicy.Fixed, QtWidgets.QSizePolicy.Fixed)
    sizePolicy.setHorizontalStretch(0)
    sizePolicy.setVerticalStretch(0)
    sizePolicy.setHeightForWidth(x.sizePolicy().hasHeightForWidth())
    x.setSizePolicy(sizePolicy)
    x.setMaximumSize(QtCore.QSize(width, height))


class CustomMainWindow(QtWidgets.QMainWindow):
    def __init__(self):
        super(CustomMainWindow, self).__init__()

        # Define the geometry of the main window
        self.setGeometry(300, 300, 800, 400)
        self.setWindowTitle("my first window")

        # Create FRAME_A
        self.FRAME_A = QtWidgets.QFrame(self)
        self.FRAME_A.setStyleSheet("QWidget { background-color: %s }" % QtGui.QColor(210, 210, 235, 255).name())
        self.LAYOUT_A = QtWidgets.QGridLayout()
        self.FRAME_A.setLayout(self.LAYOUT_A)
        self.setCentralWidget(self.FRAME_A)

        # Place the zoom button
        self.zoomBtn = QtWidgets.QPushButton(text='zoom')
        setCustomSize(self.zoomBtn, 100, 50)
        self.zoomBtn.clicked.connect(self.zoomBtnAction)
        self.LAYOUT_A.addWidget(self.zoomBtn, *(0, 0))

        # Place the matplotlib figure
        self.myFig = CustomFigCanvas()
        self.LAYOUT_A.addWidget(self.myFig, *(0, 1))

        # Add the callbackfunc to ..
        myDataLoop = threading.Thread(name='myDataLoop', target=dataSendLoop, daemon=True, args=(self.addData_callbackFunc,))
        myDataLoop.start()

        self.show()

    def zoomBtnAction(self):
        print("zoom in")
        self.myFig.zoomIn(5)

    def addData_callbackFunc(self, value):
        # print("Add data: " + str(value))
        self.myFig.addData(value)


class CustomFigCanvas(FigureCanvas, TimedAnimation):
    def __init__(self):
        self.addedData = []
        print('Matplotlib Version:', matplotlib.__version__)

        # The data
        self.xlim = 200
        self.n = np.linspace(0, self.xlim - 1, self.xlim)
        a = []
        b = []
        a.append(2.0)
        a.append(4.0)
        a.append(2.0)
        b.append(4.0)
        b.append(3.0)
        b.append(4.0)
        self.y = (self.n * 0.0) + 50

        # The window
        self.fig = Figure(figsize=(5, 5), dpi=100)
        self.ax1 = self.fig.add_subplot(111)

        # self.ax1 settings
        self.ax1.set_xlabel('time')
        self.ax1.set_ylabel('raw data')
        self.line1 = Line2D([], [], color='blue')
        self.line1_tail = Line2D([], [], color='red', linewidth=2)
        self.line1_head = Line2D([], [], color='red', marker='o', markeredgecolor='r')
        self.ax1.add_line(self.line1)
        self.ax1.add_line(self.line1_tail)
        self.ax1.add_line(self.line1_head)
        self.ax1.set_xlim(0, self.xlim - 1)
        self.ax1.set_ylim(0, 100)

        FigureCanvas.__init__(self, self.fig)
        TimedAnimation.__init__(self, self.fig, interval=50, blit=True)

    def new_frame_seq(self):
        return iter(range(self.n.size))

    def _init_draw(self):
        lines = [self.line1, self.line1_tail, self.line1_head]
        for l in lines:
            l.set_data([], [])

    def addData(self, value):
        self.addedData.append(value)

    def zoomIn(self, value):
        bottom = self.ax1.get_ylim()[0]
        top = self.ax1.get_ylim()[1]
        bottom += value
        top -= value
        self.ax1.set_ylim(bottom, top)
        self.draw()

    def _step(self, *args):
        # Extends the _step() method for the TimedAnimation class.
        try:
            TimedAnimation._step(self, *args)
        except Exception as e:
            self.abc += 1
            print(str(self.abc))
            TimedAnimation._stop(self)
            pass

    def _draw_frame(self, framedata):
        margin = 2
        while(len(self.addedData) > 0):
            self.y = np.roll(self.y, -1)
            self.y[-1] = self.addedData[0]
            del(self.addedData[0])

        self.line1.set_data(self.n[0:self.n.size - margin], self.y[0:self.n.size - margin])
        self.line1_tail.set_data(np.append(self.n[-10:-1 - margin], self.n[-1 - margin]), np.append(self.y[-10:-1 - margin], self.y[-1 - margin]))
        self.line1_head.set_data(self.n[-1 - margin], self.y[-1 - margin])
        self._drawn_artists = [self.line1, self.line1_tail, self.line1_head]
        for l in self._drawn_artists:
            l.set_animated(True)


# You need to setup a signal slot mechanism, to
# send data to your GUI in a thread-safe way.
# Believe me, if you don't do this right, things
# go very very wrong..
class Communicate(QtCore.QObject):
    data_signal = QtCore.pyqtSignal(float)


def dataSendLoop(addData_callbackFunc):
    # Setup the signal-slot mechanism.
    mySrc = Communicate()
    mySrc.data_signal.connect(addData_callbackFunc)

    # Simulate some data
    n = np.linspace(0, 499, 500)
    y = 50 + 25*(np.sin(n / 8.3)) + 10*(np.sin(n / 7.5)) - 5*(np.sin(n / 1.5))
    i = 0

    while(True):
        if(i > 499):
            i = 0
        time.sleep(0.1)
        mySrc.data_signal.emit(y[i])  # <- Here you emit a signal!
        i += 1


if __name__ == '__main__':
    app = QtWidgets.QApplication(sys.argv)
    QtWidgets.QApplication.setStyle(QtWidgets.QStyleFactory.create('Plastique'))
    myGUI = CustomMainWindow()

    sys.exit(app.exec_())