About
matplotlib in iPython
Managememnt
Start
To start IPython with matplotlib support, use the –matplotlib switch.
ipython --matplotlib
Conf
You can also request a specific backend with
%matplotlib backend
where:
- backend must be one of:
- ‘tk’,
- ‘qt’,
- ‘wx’,
- ‘gtk’,
- ‘osx’.
- inline only in the web notebook and Qt console (produces static figures inlined)