1- Introduction
2- ============
1+ History
2+ =======
3+
4+ .. note ::
5+
6+ The following introductory text was written in 2008 by John D. Hunter
7+ (1968-2012), the original author of Matplotlib.
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49Matplotlib is a library for making 2D plots of arrays in `Python
510<https://www.python.org> `_. Although it has its origins in emulating
6- the MATLAB | reg | [ # ]_ graphics commands, it is
11+ the MATLAB graphics commands, it is
712independent of MATLAB, and can be used in a Pythonic, object oriented
813way. Although Matplotlib is written primarily in pure Python, it
914makes heavy use of `NumPy <http://www.numpy.org >`_ and other extension
1015code to provide good performance even for large arrays.
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1517Matplotlib is designed with the philosophy that you should be able to
1618create simple plots with just a few commands, or just one! If you
1719want to see a histogram of your data, you shouldn't need to
@@ -62,10 +64,10 @@ The Matplotlib code is conceptually divided into three parts: the
6264*pylab interface * is the set of functions provided by
6365:mod: `matplotlib.pylab ` which allow the user to create plots with code
6466quite similar to MATLAB figure generating code
65- (:ref: ` sphx_glr_tutorials_introductory_pyplot.py `). The *Matplotlib frontend * or *Matplotlib
67+ (:doc: ` /tutorials/introductory/pyplot `). The *Matplotlib frontend * or *Matplotlib
6668API * is the set of classes that do the heavy lifting, creating and
6769managing figures, text, lines, plots and so on
68- (:ref: ` sphx_glr_tutorials_intermediate_artists.py `). This is an abstract interface that knows
70+ (:doc: ` /tutorials/intermediate/artists `). This is an abstract interface that knows
6971nothing about output. The *backends * are device-dependent drawing
7072devices, aka renderers, that transform the frontend representation to
7173hardcopy or a display device (:ref: `what-is-a-backend `). Example
@@ -87,8 +89,6 @@ people want to automatically generate PostScript files to send
8789to a printer or publishers. Others deploy Matplotlib on a web
8890application server to generate PNG output for inclusion in
8991dynamically-generated web pages. Some use Matplotlib interactively
90- from the Python shell in Tkinter on Windows™ . My primary use is to
92+ from the Python shell in Tkinter on Windows. My primary use is to
9193embed Matplotlib in a Gtk+ EEG application that runs on Windows, Linux
9294and Macintosh OS X.
93-
94- .. [# ] MATLAB is a registered trademark of The MathWorks, Inc.
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