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matplotlib

matplotlib is a python 2D plotting library which produces publication quality figures in a variety of hardcopy formats and interactive environments across platforms. matplotlib can be used in python scripts, the python and ipython shell, web application servers, and six graphical user interface toolkits.

Note

This is an autogenerated page, more detail including examples may be available for this package. Please see the first section of Software on Stanage

After connecting to Stanage (see Establishing a SSH connection), start an interactive session with the following command:

srun --pty bash -i

A version of matplotlib can then be made available with one of the following:

module load matplotlib/3.5.2-foss-2022a
module load matplotlib/3.4.2-foss-2021a
module load matplotlib/3.3.3-foss-2020b
module load matplotlib/3.2.1-foss-2020a-Python-3.8.2
module load matplotlib/3.2.1-intel-2020a-Python-3.8.2

Notes

matplotlib was installed using Easybuild, build details can be found in $EBROOTMATPLOTLIB/easybuild with a given module loaded.

Direct dependencies for latest version of matplotlib