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 # other places throughout the built documents.
 #
 # The short X.Y version.
-import matplotlib
+try:
+    import matplotlib
+except ImportError:
+    msg = "Error: matplotlib must be installed before building the documentation"
+    sys.exit(msg)
+
 version = matplotlib.__version__
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
 release = version