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{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DiscussionForumPosting","headline":"[ENH]: Start Animation in a paused state","articleBody":"### Problem\n\nCurrently when creating an animation, the event source is started by a callback that runs `Animation._start()` during the first `'draw_event'`. This prevents any attempt of starting an animation in a paused state short of tampering with private parts of the API. Additionally, the user should be able to query the state of the event source. The `EventSourceProtocol` has no method that returns if it has been started or stopped.\n\n### Proposed solution\n\nInstead the constructor could specify with a keyword argument if the animation should start in a paused state or not. That boolean could then be used to guard the call to `event_source.start()` which could be called later in a callback provided by the user. Additionally a method that returns a boolean should be added to all event sources and the `EventSourceProtcol` that returns if it is stopped or started.","author":{"url":"https://github.com/dbs4261","@type":"Person","name":"dbs4261"},"datePublished":"2026-06-12T20:00:41.000Z","interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":"https://schema.org/CommentAction","userInteractionCount":2},"url":"https://github.com/31883/matplotlib/issues/31883"}