try to raise the plot windows, due to MPL/Spyder bug that leaves plot windows behind the Spyder window.
Here's how:
# In spyder, set SyperPrefs > Console > Advanced or ExternalModules > Matplolib backend = `Qt4Agg`
fig.canvas.manager.window.raise_() # bring the figure to front. Must not use MacOS matplotlib backend (Spyder Prefs)
try to raise the plot windows, due to MPL/Spyder bug that leaves plot windows behind the Spyder window.
Here's how: