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matplotlib
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Matplotlib is a comprehensive library for creating static, animated, and interactive visualizations in Python.
Check out our home page for more information.

Matplotlib produces publication-quality figures in a variety of hardcopy formats and interactive environments across platforms. Matplotlib can be used in Python scripts, Python/IPython shells, web application servers, and various graphical user interface toolkits.
See the install
documentation,
which is generated from /doc/install/index.rst
You've discovered a bug or something else you want to change — excellent!
You've worked out a way to fix it — even better!
You want to tell us about it — best of all!
Start at the contributing guide!
Discourse is the discussion forum for general questions and discussions and our recommended starting point.
Our active mailing lists (which are mirrored on Discourse) are:
Gitter is for coordinating development and asking questions directly related to contributing to matplotlib.
If Matplotlib contributes to a project that leads to publication, please acknowledge this by citing Matplotlib.
A ready-made citation entry is available.
FAQs
Python plotting package
We found that matplotlib demonstrated a healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released less than a year ago. It has 3 open source maintainers collaborating on the project.
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