Matplotlib error "cannot import name pyplot" on Ubuntu

Question

I am trying to run this code.

import numpy as np
import cv2
from matplotlib import pyplot as plt

img = cv2.imread('games.jpg',0)
plt.imshow(img, cmap = 'gray', interpolation = 'bicubic')
plt.xticks([]), plt.yticks([])
plt.show()

But I keep getting this error

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "mpl.py", line 3, in <module>
    from matplotlib import pyplot as plt
  File "/home/megha/matplotlib.py", line 3, in <module>
    from matplotlib import pyplot as plt
ImportError: cannot import name pyplot

I googled a solution for this but I am only getting that the matplotlib version needs to be upgraded. I tried that too, and its still showing the same error. I have also tried import matplotlib.pyplot as plt but I have python 2.7 version, so that didnt work either.

How did you install matplotlib? sudo apt-get install python-matplotlib? — Nick H
– Nick H, Commented Mar 3, 2017 at 11:44
@NickHale obviously not, if it comes from /home/megha/matplotlib.py — languitar
– languitar, Commented Mar 3, 2017 at 11:44
It's usually not a good idea to give your script the name of a module/package you are looking to import. Change the file name matplotlib.py to something else that you are not importing. — Abdou
– Abdou, Commented Mar 3, 2017 at 11:48
@NickHale I used sudo apt-get install python-matplotlib and also sudo pip install --upgrade matplotlib — Megha
– Megha, Commented Mar 3, 2017 at 11:49

Saurabh · Accepted Answer · 2017-10-06 17:34:52Z

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Use import matplotlib.pyplot as plt instead.

answered Oct 6, 2017 at 17:34

Saurabh

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