Matplotlib Installation

Matplotlib is a powerful Python plotting library used to create various types of static, animated, and interactive charts.

In this chapter, we use the pip tool to install the Matplotlib library. If you have not installed this tool yet, you can refer toPython pip Installation and Usage。

Upgrade pip:

python3 -m pip install -U pip

Install the matplotlib library:

python3 -m pip install -U matplotlib

After installation, we can import the matplotlib library using import:

In the following example, we import the matplotlib library and then view the version number of it:

Running the above code produces the following output:

3.4.2