How can I change the default window position of a matplotlib figure?

Question

When I create a new figure using pyplot, it opens automatically on the top left of my screen. I would like it to open at another position (for example top right of my screen). What I have been doing so far is change the position afterwards using:

import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
plt.figure()    # opens on the top left
(x,y,w,h) = ... # The desired position
plt.get_current_fig_manager().window.setGeometry(x,y,w,h)

Is there any way I could set the desired position as default to Matplotlib? I looked up in the matplotlibrc file but found nothing that could help me... any ideas?

Answer 1

Thank you guys for your answers. I understand these defaults are not governed by Python. The solution I found is to define a function to open a new figure and move it in the right place. This way, although I have to define or import the function each time I open a ipython console, I will not have to move each figure afterwards:

# in file mymodule.py
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

def newfigure(num=None):
       hfig = plt.figure(num)
       plt.get_current_fig_manager().window.setGeometry(x,y,w,h)
       return hfig

# in a python script, or in the interactive console:
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import mymodule as mm

plt.figure()   # Opens where I don't want it to
mm.newfigure() # Opens at position (x,y) and with width and height (w,h)