Logo usage inquiry: Whom to contact?
Hi! I would like to show the matplotlib logo on my freelancer portfolio web site but could not find a policy on that. Whom can I contact? Best regards, Tilman 2 posts - 2 participants Read full topic
View Articlehieroglyphs and matplotlib
Hi everybody,I’d want to draw hieroglyphs in matplotlib.I have the code below but it only draws little rectangles rather than hieroglyphs. Thanks a lot for help. import matplotlib import...
View ArticleError when closing tkinter GUI with plots/sub-plots
Hello, I’m getting the below error every time i hit x to close the GUI… although i’m not explicitly calling any of the below methods/functions… thanks a lot! invalid command name “2951484352128update”...
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Plot solid 3D surface on top of another one
Hello, I want to plot the red and the green sphere as two solid, three-dimensional objects in this minimal working example code: import matplotlib.pyplot as plt import numpy as np r = 0.05 fig =...
View ArticleMatplotlib inline no longer default in Notebook?
Brand new computer. Fresh anaconda install (Python 3.12 and anaconda 2024.10-1). import numpy as np import matplotlib.pyplot as plt import matplotlib as mpl % matplotlib inline fig1,ax =...
View ArticleCannot make animation by using proplot
Hello, I want like to make an animation by reading the data for a 3d surface, plotting it and rotating the 3d plot as a function of time. I want to use proplot for the 3d plot. Here is a minimal...
View ArticleEmbedding multiple matplotlib animated plots on window using FigureCanvassTkAgg
I am creating a GUI for experimental data using Matplotlib; 2 animated data plots and 3 meters like speedometer gauges with moving needles. These widgets work fine on their own; the images fill their...
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Legend with location set to 'best' collides with the title when the titles is...
Hi: I’m adjusting the y-position of a plot title. Then, I add a legend with loc set to ‘best’. However, the legend is placed on top of the title. The following code demonstrates the issue: import...
View ArticleTrying to plot in PyCharm
trying to do a simple plt.show() in a PyCharm project/file, i am getting a tkinter error, which is not found . simple code: import pandas as pd import numpy as np import matplotlib import...
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Multiple overlapping plots
I need to produce a plot with x and y axis fixed but multiple curves overlapped. (A family of up to 8 curves from a curve tracer where each represents a step in transistor base current. Each digitized...
View ArticleUnable install matplotlib under windows 10 32 bits python version > 3.10
Unable to install matplotlib 10.0 under windows 10 32 bits python version > 3.10 require visualc++17 How to install visual-c++17 I have installed microsoft visual studio 2022 1 post - 1 participant...
View ArticleWhy minor xtick dont show up?
I run following codes, but minor xtick don’t show up correctly I am in matplotlib 3.10.1, python 3.12.2 import matplotlib from matplotlib import pyplot as plt from matplotlib import rc import numpy...
View ArticlePermission to modify "matplotlib codes" for publications in a book or journal...
I am a book author. I plan to modify some “matplotlib codes” to generate some diagrams for my new educational book. Please advise if the following attribution statement is acceptable: License...
View ArticleHow to define a custom path effect / pencil stroke effect?
Hi! I have always liked the xkcd style in Matplotlib for informal visualizations. Now I am looking for a more “classy” variation of this, mimicking the look pencil strokes on paper (basically this:...
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Typo on the website in differences between implicit and explicit interfaces
I have found a typo on the website here: Translating between the Axes interface and the pyplot. Here, the differences between Explicit “Axes” interface and Implicit “pyplot” interface are documented....
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Mathplotlib 3d plot isn't perfectly square.
code: def get_random_unit_vector(): t = np.random.uniform(0.0, 2 * np.pi) sin_t, cos_t = np.sin(t), np.cos(t) z = np.random.uniform(-1.0, 1.0) z_height = np.sqrt(1.0 - z*z) return np.array([cos_t *...
View ArticleIs there a way to "recursively" get all artists from a given Figure (in a...
Hi! I’m looking to find a way to easily get, for instance, all `Line2D` instance from a Figure, without having to check the kind of artist I get from fig.get_children(). I’m thinking of something like...
View Articleinscribed circle
import numpy as np import matplotlib.pyplot as plt from matplotlib.patches import Circle, Arc Set radius r=2 for better visibility r = 2.0 O = np.array([0.0, 0.0]) A = np.array([r, 0.0]) M =...
View ArticleLocking aspect ratio
I want to have a 3D plot where aspect ratio is always equal for the 3 axes, so that angles and lengths are pose-independent. It’s easy enough to set this at a given point in time, with...
View ArticleGSoC 2026 -Indirect Transforms Project - Monika Kumari
Hi everyone! I am Monika Kumari, a GSoC 2026 applicant interested in the Indirect Transforms project. Hi everyone! I am Monika Kumari, a GSoC 2026 applicant interested in the Indirect Transforms...
View ArticleGSOC 2026 Contributor interested in contributing in Matplotlib
Hi everyone, I’m Rishabh Bhasin, a Python developer interested in contributing to Matplotlib for GSoC 2026. I’ve been using Matplotlib extensively in my data analysis projects and recently submitted...
View ArticleGSoC 2026 Introduction & Guidance Request: Vikash Kumar
Hi everyone What do you use Matplotlib for? What sorts of visualizations do you make? Any specific domain? I’m a third-year Electronics Engineering student at VJTI Mumbai with a minor in Data Science....
View ArticleHow should PyInstaller handle MPLCONFIGDIR?
Hello, I’m looking for some advice as to whether or not I should accept a PR to stop PyInstaller from redirecting MPLCONFIGDIR to a temporary directory. (For those who don’t know, PyInstaller is one...
View ArticleGSoC 2026: Seeking guidance for contributing to matplotlib animations
Hi everyone, I’m Kumar, a third-year BTech student in Data Science, interested in contributing to matplotlib for GSoC 2026. I have recently started contributing and submitted a PR improving the...
View ArticleReview Request for PR #31488
Hii mentors, All checks are now passing for the review #31488. I’d really appreciate it if someone could review the implementation and share feedback. Thanks! 2 posts - 1 participant Read full topic
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