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How to import Matplotlib in Python?
First of all, make sure you have python and pip preinstalled on your system. To check Python version, type
python --version
To check pip version, type
pip −V
Then, run the following pip command in the command prompt to install Matplotlib.
pip install matplotlibTo verify that matplotlib is successfully installed on your system, execute the following command in the command prompt.
import matplotlib matplotlib.__version__
If matplotlib is successfully installed, the version of matplotlib will be displayed.
Now, let us import Matplotlib and plot some random data points.
Steps
- Import matplotlib.
- Set the figure size and adjust the padding between and around the subplots.
- Create random data points, x.
- Plot x using plot() method.
- To display the figure, use show() method.
Example
from matplotlib import pyplot as plt import numpy as np plt.rcParams["figure.figsize"] = [7.50, 3.50] plt.rcParams["figure.autolayout"] = True x = np.random.rand(20) plt.plot(x, '*-', color='red', markersize=10) plt.show()
Output
Updated on: 23-Aug-2023
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