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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 (ala matlab or mathematica), web application servers, and six graphical user interface toolkits.

There are a lot of features under the hood in matplotlib. This tutorial is a good place to start. When you are finished with it, the next step (other than getting to work on your own figures, of course) is to download the source distribution and take a lo

matplotlib has two primary APIs. The easiest to use is the pylab interface. When that module is imported it checks for a setup file, initializes the GUI, and does a few other things to simplify interactive plotting. pylab is built on top of the matplotlib

mathtext is a module for parsing TeX expressions and drawing them into a matplotlib.ft2font image buffer. You can draw from this buffer into your backend.