How to show matplotlib charts in browser (html)?

Question

I need to open a bar charts in Matplotlib in a browser-Like Firefox- but I shouldn't use Bokeh in my Project. Any suggestions?

sebix · Accepted Answer · 2014-10-19 19:34:05Z

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Use the WebAgg backend, which opens a browser window with the plot and is fully interactive like the Qt or GTK window.

import matplotlib as mpl
mpl.use('WebAgg')
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
# do your plotting
plt.show()

For example:

>>> import numpy as np
>>> a=np.random.random(100)
>>> b=np.random.random(100)
>>> plt.plot(a,b)

Opens http://127.0.0.1:8988/ showing: enter image description here

answered Oct 19, 2014 at 19:28

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willo · Accepted Answer · 2014-10-21 14:37:05Z

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IPython with %matplotlib inline as demonstrated here

answered Oct 21, 2014 at 14:37

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