mne.viz.set_browser_backend

mne.viz.set_browser_backend(backend_name, verbose=None)

Set the 2D browser backend for MNE.

The backend will be set as specified and operations will use that backend.

Parameters:

backend_namestr

The 2D browser backend to select. See Notes for the capabilities of each backend ('qt', 'matplotlib'). The 'qt' browser requires mne-qt-browser.

verbosebool | str | int | None

Control verbosity of the logging output. If None, use the default verbosity level. See the logging documentation and mne.verbose() for details. Should only be passed as a keyword argument.

Returns:

old_backend_namestr | None

The old backend that was in use.

Notes

This table shows the capabilities of each backend (”✓” for full support, and “-” for partial support):

2D browser function:	matplotlib	qt
plot_raw()	✓	✓
plot_epochs()	✓	✓
plot_ica_sources()	✓	✓
Feature:
Show Events	✓	✓
Add/Edit/Remove Annotations	✓	✓
Toggle Projections	✓	✓
Butterfly Mode	✓	✓
Selection Mode	✓	✓
Smooth Scrolling		✓
Overview-Bar (with Z-Score-Mode)		✓

New in version 0.24.