Plotting inline in matplotlib

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I am using the terminal in jupyter and am trying to plot with matplotlib. I need to plot inline and so i use %matplotlib inline but i am getting the following error:

>>> %matplotlib inline
  File "<stdin>", line 1
    %matplotlib inline
    ^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax

Why am i getting this error? Is it because it is a terminal and not jupyter notebook type environment? I had tried the same code in jupyter notebook and it did not return any errors.

Yes, %whatever is an IPython magic command, which will only work in IPython (Jupyter uses IPython kernel by default). — ImportanceOfBeingErnest
– ImportanceOfBeingErnest, Commented Jan 4, 2020 at 18:12

Christos Sevastiadis · Accepted Answer · 2020-01-04 20:52:12Z

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You should run ipython instead of python in the Jupyter terminal. Then you can execute any magic command.

answered Jan 4, 2020 at 20:52

Christos Sevastiadis

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Slartibartfast Over a year ago

I tried running ipython and got this error:

UnknownBackend: No event loop integration for 'inline'. Supported event loops are: qt, qt4, qt5, gtk, gtk2, gtk3, tk, wx, p yglet, glut, osx

Christos Sevastiadis Over a year ago

Try to find solution in: stackoverflow.com/questions/49347477/… and stackoverflow.com/questions/42616768/…

jineshmehta · Accepted Answer · 2020-01-07 08:48:09Z

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trying using 'exec(%matplotlib inline)'. Works for me on python3.6

answered Jan 7, 2020 at 8:48

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