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9- There are many different ways to install matplotlib, and the best
10- way depends on what operating system you are using, what you already
11- have installed, and how you want to use it. To avoid wading through
12- all the details (and potential complications) on this page, the
13- easiest thing for you to do is use one of the pre-packaged python
9+ There are many different ways to install matplotlib, and the best way
10+ depends on what operating system you are using, what you already have
11+ installed, and how you want to use it. To avoid wading through all
12+ the details (and potential complications) on this page, the easiest
13+ thing for you to do is use one of the pre-packaged python
1414distributions that already provide matplotlib built-in. The Enthought
1515Python Distribution `(EPD)
1616<http://www.enthought.com/products/epd.php>`_ for Windows, OS X or
1717Redhat is an excellent choice that "just works" out of the box.
1818Another excellent alternative for Windows users is `Python (x, y)
19- <http://www.pythonxy.com/foreword.php >`_ which tends to be updated a
20- bit more frequently. Both of these packages include matplotlib and
21- pylab, and *lots* of other useful tools. matplotlib is also packaged
22- for almost every major Linux distribution. So if you are on Linux,
23- your package manager will probably provide matplotlib prebuilt.
19+ <http://www.pythonxy.com/>`_ which tends to be updated a bit more
20+ frequently. Both of these packages include matplotlib and pylab, and
21+ *lots* of other useful tools. matplotlib is also packaged for almost
22+ every major Linux distribution. So if you are on Linux, your package
23+ manager will probably provide matplotlib prebuilt.
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2626Manually installing pre-built packages
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254254the different OSX version (e.g., 10.4 and 10.5). We recommend that you build
255255the way we do for the OSX release: get the source from the tarball or the
256256git repository and follow the instruction in :file:`README.osx`.
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