Using %matplotlib widget instead of %matplotlib notebook,tk,etc

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Rich Chiodo edited this page Dec 6, 2021 · 9 revisions

Matplotlib supports specifying a backend for rendering matplotlib graphs through the use a %matplotlib <backend> line magic. Most of these implementations will shell out to an interactive window when plotting.

Supported Backends:

VS code should work with these two options (has been thoroughly tested):

%matplotlib inline - This is the default and will render images as PNGs
%matplotlib widget - This generates an ipywidget that renders plots in a control. Multiple plots and zooming are supported. For more information see the README

Partially supported backends:

VS code may sometimes work with these options (has been tried at least once):

%matplotlib qt5

Unsupported backends (has been tried and fails/hangs):

%matplotlib tk
%matplotlib notebook
%matplotlib wx