How to show matplotlib plots in python

Question

I am sure the configuration of matplotlib for python is correct since I have used it to plot some figures   But today it just stop working for some reason  I tested it with really simple code like   import matplotlib pyplot as plt import numpy as np x   np arange 0  5  0 1  y   np sin x  plt plot x  y    there s no error but just no figure shown up    I am using python 2 6  Eclipse in Ubuntu

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You must use plt show   at the end in order to see the plot

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You have to use show   methode when you done all initialisations in your code in order to see the complet version of plot   import matplotlib pyplot as plt  plt plot x  y                                    plot show

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In case anyone else ends up here using Jupyter Notebooks  you just need   matplotlib inline   Purpose of  quot  matplotlib inline quot

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plt plot X y  function just draws the plot on the canvas  In order to view the plot  you have to specify plt show   after plt plot X y   So   import matplotlib pyplot as plt X     your x y     your y plt plot X y  plt show

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Save the plot as png  plt savefig  temp png

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In matplotlib you have two main options    Create your plots and draw them at the end   import matplotlib pyplot as plt  plt plot x  y  plt plot z  t  plt show    Create your plots and draw them as soon as they are created   import matplotlib pyplot as plt from matplotlib import interactive interactive True   plt plot x  y  raw input  press return to continue    plt plot z  t  raw input  press return to end

[python] How to show matplotlib plots in python

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