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Matplotlib is a comprehensive Python library for static, animated, and interactive visualization. It produces publication-quality figures from scripts, Python or IPython shells, web application servers, and multiple GUI toolkits.
Features and best fit
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Compose exploratory plots and publication-quality figures
Across platforms it supports hardcopy formats and interactive environments, allowing lines, scatter plots, bars, images, and other elements to share a figure. Teams can use scripted generation for reproducibility and GUI or notebook interaction for exploration.
Sources: [1]
For detailed control over Python analysis visualizations
It fits research, reports, dashboard assets, and teaching figures that need code-level control of axes, labels, legends, layout, style, and output formats. Reproduce the required plot in a minimal example and verify the backend, fonts, resolution, and accessibility in the target environment.
Sources: [1]
Verify interactive backends and the repository's license file
Interaction depends on the execution environment and backend, including notebooks, GUI toolkits, and servers. Test output formats and fonts in headless environments. GitHub's automatic license field is inconclusive and the repository carries a Matplotlib Development Team license agreement, so this catalog leaves the single SPDX field unset and points to the actual terms.
Official sources
- [1]Matplotlib README(2026-09-13)
- [2]Matplotlib GitHub repository(2026-09-13)
- [3]Matplotlib license agreement(2026-09-13)
Supplemental curator note
Selected as a library whose plot types, API names, and example gallery create a long tail of visualization entry points.
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GitHub Topics
- matplotlib
- data-visualization
- data-science
- python
- qt
- wx
- gtk
- plotting
- tk
- Stars
- 23,211
- Forks
- 8,480
- Watchers
- 582
- Open issues
- 1,058
- Primary language
- Python
- Repository last updated
- Sep 12, 2026
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