@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@ Introduction
22============
33
44matplotlib is a library for making 2D plots of arrays in `Python
5- <http://www.python.org> `. Although it has its origins in emulating
6- the `MATLAB™ <http://www.mathworks.com> ` graphics commands, it is
5+ <http://www.python.org> `_ . Although it has its origins in emulating
6+ the `MATLAB™ <http://www.mathworks.com >`_ graphics commands, it is
77independent of MATLAB, and can be used in a Pythonic, object oriented
88way. Although matplotlib is written primarily in pure Python, it
9- makes heavy use of `NumPy <http://www.numpy.org> ` and other extension
9+ makes heavy use of `NumPy <http://www.numpy.org >`_ and other extension
1010code to provide good performance even for large arrays.
1111
1212matplotlib is designed with the philosophy that you should be able to
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ structures, I began to strain against the limitations of MATLAB as a
2525programming language, and decided to start over in Python. Python
2626more than makes up for all of MATLAB's deficiencies as a programming
2727language, but I was having difficulty finding a 2D plotting package
28- (for 3D `VTK <http://www.vtk.org/> ` more than exceeds all of my
28+ (for 3D `VTK <http://www.vtk.org/ >`_ more than exceeds all of my
2929needs).
3030
3131When I went searching for a Python plotting package, I had several
@@ -67,16 +67,16 @@ nothing about output. The *backends* are device dependent drawing
6767devices, aka renderers, that transform the frontend representation to
6868hardcopy or a display device (:ref: `what-is-a-backend `). Example
6969backends: PS creates `PostScript®
70- <http://http://www.adobe.com/products/postscript/> ` hardcopy, SVG
71- creates `Scalable Vector Graphics <http://www.w3.org/Graphics/SVG/> `
70+ <http://http://www.adobe.com/products/postscript/> `_ hardcopy, SVG
71+ creates `Scalable Vector Graphics <http://www.w3.org/Graphics/SVG/ >`_
7272hardcopy, Agg creates PNG output using the high quality `Anti-Grain
73- Geometry <http://www.antigrain.com> ` library that ships with
74- matplotlib, GTK embeds matplotlib in a `Gtk+ <http://www.gtk.org/> `
73+ Geometry <http://www.antigrain.com> `_ library that ships with
74+ matplotlib, GTK embeds matplotlib in a `Gtk+ <http://www.gtk.org/ >`_
7575application, GTKAgg uses the Anti-Grain renderer to create a figure
7676and embed it a Gtk+ application, and so on for `PDF
77- <http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/adobepdf.html> `, `WxWidgets
78- <http://www.wxpython.org/> `, `Tkinter
79- <http://docs.python.org/lib/module-Tkinter.html> ` etc.
77+ <http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/adobepdf.html> `_ , `WxWidgets
78+ <http://www.wxpython.org/> `_ , `Tkinter
79+ <http://docs.python.org/lib/module-Tkinter.html> `_ etc.
8080
8181matplotlib is used by many people in many different contexts. Some
8282people want to automatically generate PostScript files to send
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