https://github.com/matplotlib/matplotlib

matplotlib: plotting with Python
https://github.com/matplotlib/matplotlib

data-science data-visualization gtk matplotlib plotting python qt tk wx

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matplotlib: plotting with Python

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/matplotlib/matplotlib
• Owner: matplotlib
• Created: 2011-02-19T03:17:12.000Z (over 14 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2025-05-05T09:04:18.000Z (5 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-05-05T13:56:04.472Z (5 months ago)
• Topics: data-science, data-visualization, gtk, matplotlib, plotting, python, qt, tk, wx
• Language: Python
• Homepage: https://matplotlib.org/stable/
• Size: 441 MB
• Stars: 21,172
• Watchers: 585
• Forks: 7,850
• Open Issues: 1,648
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • Contributing: .github/CONTRIBUTING.md
  • Funding: .github/FUNDING.yml
  • License: LICENSE/LICENSE
  • Code of conduct: CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
  • Citation: CITATION.bib
  • Security: SECURITY.md

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README

          
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Matplotlib is a comprehensive library for creating static, animated, and

interactive visualizations in Python.

Check out our [home page](https://matplotlib.org/) for more information.

![image](https://matplotlib.org/_static/readme_preview.png)

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.

## Install

See the [install

documentation](https://matplotlib.org/stable/users/installing/index.html),

which is generated from `/doc/install/index.rst`

## Contribute

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](https://matplotlib.org/devdocs/devel/contribute.html)!

## Contact

[Discourse](https://discourse.matplotlib.org/) is the discussion forum

for general questions and discussions and our recommended starting

point.

Our active mailing lists (which are mirrored on Discourse) are:

-   [Users](https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/matplotlib-users)

    mailing list: 

-   [Announcement](https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/matplotlib-announce)

    mailing list: 

-   [Development](https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/matplotlib-devel)

    mailing list: 

[Gitter](https://gitter.im/matplotlib/matplotlib) is for coordinating

development and asking questions directly related to contributing to

matplotlib.

## Citing Matplotlib

If Matplotlib contributes to a project that leads to publication, please

acknowledge this by citing Matplotlib.

[A ready-made citation

entry](https://matplotlib.org/stable/users/project/citing.html) is

available.