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Matplotlib is a comprehensive library for creating static, animated, and

interactive visualizations in Python.

Check out our [home page](https://matplotlib.org/) for more information.


Matplotlib produces publication-quality figures in a variety of hardcopy

formats and interactive environments across platforms. Matplotlib can be

used in Python scripts, Python/IPython shells, web application servers,

and various graphical user interface toolkits.

See the [install

documentation](https://matplotlib.org/stable/users/installing/index.html),

which is generated from `/doc/users/installing/index.rst`

You\'ve discovered a bug or something else you want to change -

excellent!

You\'ve worked out a way to fix it -- even better!

You want to tell us about it -- best of all!

Start at the [contributing

guide](https://matplotlib.org/devdocs/devel/contributing.html)!

[Discourse](https://discourse.matplotlib.org/) is the discussion forum

for general questions and discussions and our recommended starting

point.

Our active mailing lists (which are mirrored on Discourse) are:

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matplotlib.

If Matplotlib contributes to a project that leads to publication, please

acknowledge this by citing Matplotlib.

[A ready-made citation

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available.

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repository for approximately the next 12 months, starting from June

Data collected will include number of contributors, number of PRs, time

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