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Matplotlib

Matplotlib (a portmanteau of MATLAB, plot, and library) is a plotting library for the Python programming language and its numerical mathematics extension NumPy. It provides an object-oriented API for embedding plots into applications using general-purpose GUI toolkits like Tkinter, wxPython, Qt, or GTK. There is also a procedural "pylab" interface based…

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Developers
Michael Droettboom, et al.
Engine
Cairo, Anti-Grain Geometry
License
Matplotlib license
Operating system
Cross-platform
Original author
John D. Hunter
Release
2003; 23 years ago (2003)

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Matplotlib

Nodes35
Edges34
Triples30
Avg. degree1.94
Density0.057143
Components1

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Matplotlib

Top relations

related to Usage · 11
Matplotlib → Event Horizon Telescope, For, In, It, Its, Jupyter Notebook, Many, Matplotlib’s, NASA, Python, STEM
related to Related projects · 2
Matplotlib → DISLINGNU OctavePlotly, Python
Developers · 1
Matplotlib → Michael Droettboom, et al.
Engine · 1
Matplotlib → Cairo, Anti-Grain Geometry
License · 1
Matplotlib → Matplotlib license
Operating system · 1
Matplotlib → Cross-platform
Original author · 1
Matplotlib → John D. Hunter
Release · 1
Matplotlib → 2003; 23 years ago (2003)
Repository · 1
Matplotlib → github.com/matplotlib/matplotlib
Stable release · 1
Matplotlib → 3.11.1 / 18 July 2026; 37 days ago (18 July 2026)

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john python plotting plots hunter also matlab used like use written license michael droettboom library scientific data programming development community

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
MatplotlibDevelopersMichael Droettboom, et al.1.00infobox
MatplotlibEngineCairo, Anti-Grain Geometry1.00infobox
MatplotlibLicenseMatplotlib license1.00infobox
MatplotlibOperating systemCross-platform1.00infobox
MatplotlibOriginal authorJohn D. Hunter1.00infobox
MatplotlibRelease2003; 23 years ago (2003)1.00infobox
MatplotlibRepositorygithub.com/matplotlib/matplotlib1.00infobox
MatplotlibStable release3.11.1 / 18 July 2026; 37 days ago (18 July 2026)1.00infobox
MatplotlibTypePlotting1.00infobox
MatplotlibWebsitematplotlib.org1.00infobox
MatplotlibWritten inPython1.00infobox
Matplotlibis aNumFOCUS fiscally sponsored project0.90text

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