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DOC: remove JDH memorial block; other front page tweaks; credits
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{% extends "layout.html" %}
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{% set title = 'matplotlib: python plotting' %}
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{% set title = 'Matplotlib: Python plotting' %}
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{% block extrahead %}
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<h1>Introduction</h1>
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<p>matplotlib is a python 2D plotting library which produces
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<p>Matplotlib is a Python 2D plotting library which produces
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publication quality figures in a variety of hardcopy formats and
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interactive environments across platforms. matplotlib can be used
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in python scripts, the python and <a
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href="http://ipython.org">ipython</a> shell (ala
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MATLAB<sup>&reg;<a name="matlab" href="#ftn.matlab">*</a></sup>
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Mathematica<sup>&reg;<a name="mathematica"
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href="#ftn.mathematica">&#8224;</a></sup>),
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web application servers, and six graphical user
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interactive environments across platforms. Matplotlib can be used
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in Python scripts, the Python and <a
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href="http://ipython.org">IPython</a> shell,
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the <a href="http://jupyter.org/index.html">jupyter</a> notebook,
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web application servers, and four graphical user
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<p>matplotlib tries to make easy things easy and hard things possible.
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<p>Matplotlib tries to make easy things easy and hard things possible.
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You can generate plots, histograms, power spectra, bar charts,
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errorcharts, scatterplots, etc., with just a few lines of code.
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For a sampling, see the <a href="{{ pathto('users/screenshots') }}">screenshots</a>, <a href="{{ pathto('gallery') }}">thumbnail</a> gallery, and
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<p>For simple plotting the <tt>pyplot</tt> interface provides a
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<p>For simple plotting the <tt>pyplot</tt> module provides a
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<div style="float: right; min-width: 450px; width: 50%; padding-left: 5%;">
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<h1>John Hunter (1968-2012)</h1>
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<img src="_static/John-hunter-crop-2.jpg" align="left" />
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On August 28 2012, John D. Hunter, the creator of matplotlib, died
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from complications arising from cancer treatment, after a brief but
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intense battle with this terrible illness. John is survived by his
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wife Miriam, his three daughters Rahel, Ava and Clara, his sisters
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Layne and Mary, and his mother Sarah.</p>
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If you have benefited from John's many contributions, please say
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thanks in the way that would matter most to him. Please consider
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making a donation to
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the <a href="http://numfocus.org/johnhunter/">John Hunter Technology
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Fellowship</a>.</p>
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This is the documentation for matplotlib version {{ version }}.
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