Matplotlib: Difference between revisions

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== Project setup ==

==== ~~Mac~~ OS X ~~users~~ ~~only~~ ====

=== 1. Install the project dependencies ===

Please follow the official matplotlib installation instructions at http://matplotlib.sourceforge.net/users/installing.html

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If you do not already have a C compiler installed, you'll need one to install matplotlib. You have several options depending on your situation:

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The dependencies vary across operating systems. http://matplotlib.sourceforge.net/users/installing.html#build-requirements summarizes what you'll need for your operating system. We also give specific recommendations for each platform below.

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Installing matplotlib and its dependencies is somewhat involved; please ask for help if you get stuck or don't know where to start!

==== Mac OS X users only ====

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# Download and install numpy from http://sourceforge.net/projects/numpy/

=== 1. Install the project dependencies ===

# Read http://matplotlib.sourceforge.net/faq/installing_faq.html#install-osx-binaries and then download and install matplotlib from http://sourceforge.net/projects/matplotlib/files/matplotlib/

==== Windows users only ====

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Please follow the official matplotlib installation instructions at http://matplotlib.sourceforge.net/users/installing.html

# Download and install numpy from http://www.lfd.uci.edu/~gohlke/pythonlibs/#numpy

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The dependencies vary across operating systems. http://matplotlib.sourceforge.net/users/installing.html#build-requirements summarizes what you'll need for your operating system.

# Download and install matplotlib from http://www.lfd.uci.edu/~gohlke/pythonlibs/#matplotlib

==== Linux users only ====

A universal dependency is the NumPy scientific computing library. NumPy has download and installation instructions at http://numpy.scipy.org/

# Install the <code>python-numpy</code> package through your package manager

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Installing matplotlib and its dependencies is somewhat involved; please ask for help if you get stuck or don't know where to start!

# Install the <code>python-matplotlib</code> package through your package manager

=== 2. Download and un-archive the Matplotlib project skeleton code ===

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Run the <code>basic_plot.py</code> script in your <code>Matplotlib</code> directory. A window with a graph should pop up.

== Project steps ==