Project Summary
Matplotlib is a Python 2D plotting library which produces publication quality figures in a variety of hardcopy formats and interactive environments across platforms. Matplotlib can be used in python scripts, the Python and IPython shells (similar to Matlab or Mathematica), web application servers, and six graphical user interface toolkits.
It is possible to generate plots, histograms, power spectra, bar charts, errorcharts, scatterplots, etc, with just a few lines of code.
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has a well established, mature codebase
maintained by a very large development team
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took an estimated 76 years of effort (COCOMO model)
starting with its first commit in May, 2003
ending with its most recent commit 2 days ago
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