Matplotlib is the most important Python library for data visualization and plotting. Every data scientist, machine learning engineer, and financial analyst working with Python needs it!
Problem Formulation: Given a PyCharm project. How to install the Matplotlib library in your project within a virtual environment or globally?
Here’s a solution that always works:
- Open
File > Settings > Projectfrom the PyCharm menu. - Select your current project.
- Click the
Python Interpretertab within your project tab. - Click the small
+symbol to add a new library to the project. - Now type in the library to be installed, in your example
"matplotlib"without quotes, and clickInstall Package. - Wait for the installation to terminate and close all popup windows.
Here’s the installation process as a short animated video—it works analogously for Matplotlib, just type in “matplotlib” in the search field instead:
Make sure to select only “matplotlib” because there are many other packages that are not required but also contain the term “matplotlib” (False positives):
Alternatively, you can run the pip install matplotlib command in your PyCharm “Terminal” view:
$ pip install matplotlib
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