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Expand Up @@ -29,6 +29,34 @@ Install

conda install -c conda-forge matplotlib

.. tab-item:: pixi

.. code-block:: bash

pixi add matplotlib

.. tab-item:: uv

.. code-block:: bash

uv add matplotlib

.. warning::

If you install Python with ``uv`` then the ``tkagg`` backend
will not be available because python-build-standalone (used by uv
to distribute Python) does not contain tk bindings that are usable by
Matplotlib (see `this issue`_ for details). If you want Matplotlib
to be able to display plots in a window, you should install one of
the other :ref:`supported GUI frameworks <optional_dependencies>`,
e.g.

.. code-block:: bash

uv add matplotlib pyside6

.. _this issue: https://github.com/astral-sh/uv/issues/6893#issuecomment-2565965851

.. tab-item:: other

.. rst-class:: section-toc
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Expand Up @@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ precompiled wheel for your OS and Python.
The following backends work out of the box: Agg, ps, pdf, svg

Python is typically shipped with tk bindings which are used by
TkAgg.
TkAgg. Notably, python-build-standalone – used by ``uv`` – does
not include tk bindings that are usable by Matplotlib.

For support of other GUI frameworks, LaTeX rendering, saving
animations and a larger selection of file formats, you can
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