The plt.plot will 'draw' this plot in the background, but we need to bring it to the screen when we're ready, after graphing everything we intend to. This means, we have 3 coordinates according to these lists: 1,5 2,7 and 3,4. plot takes many parameters, but the first two here are 'x' and 'y' coordinates, which we've placed lists into. plot method of pyplot to plot some coordinates. We import pyplot as plt, and this is a traditional standard for python programs using pylot. This line imports the integral pyplot, which we're going to use throughout this entire series. I prefer to code using IDLE, but feel free to use whatever you prefer. You can code this logic however you wish.

Once you have Python installed, you're ready to rumble. If it says you have 64 bit, you have 64 bit, if it says 32, then you have 32 bit. Chances are, you have 32 bit unless you tried to get 64 bit. Keep in mind that, just because you have a 64 bit operating system, you do not necessarily have a 64 bit version of Python. A common issue is that people do not have the module named 'six.' This means you need to pip install six.Īlternatively, you can head to and install by heading to the downloads section and downloading your appropriate version. If, when importing matplotlib, you get an error something like 'no module named' and a module name, it means you need to also install that module. Note: You may need to do C:/Python34/Scripts/pip install matplotlib if the above shorter version doesn't work.

If you have a later version of Python installed, you should be able to open cmd.exe/terminal and then run: Matplotlib is capable of creating most kinds of charts, like line graphs, scatter plots, bar charts, pie charts, stack plots, 3D graphs, and geographic map graphs.įirst, in order to actually use Matplotlib, we're going to need it! In this series, we're going to be covering most aspects to the Matplotlib data visualization module. Welcome to a Matplotlib with Python 3+ tutorial series.

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