<2018-07-21>
Make sure X forwarding is enabled on your remote machine
cat /etc/ssh/sshd_config | grep X11Forwarding
If the result it not X11Forwarding yes adjust the file.
Access remote machine with X forwarding from your local machine.
ssh -X user@remote-host
On the remote machine: Activate X-compatible backend
import matplotlib matplotlib.use('tkagg')
On the remote machine: Plot as normal
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt plt.plot([1,2,3]) plt.show()
See plot on your local machine.
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