What GUI library is matplotlib using?

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By the appearance of matplotlib, I guess it is using PyQt; but when I looked into the code of it, I didn't find it importing any GUI library at all. So, what exactly does matplotlib use to show the graph (for example, the window when calling plt.show())?

I believe matplotlib supports a large number of backends - stackoverflow.com/questions/5091993/… — OldGeeksGuide
– OldGeeksGuide, Commented Jun 26, 2017 at 5:11

OldGeeksGuide · Accepted Answer · 2017-06-26 05:14:44Z

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You can tell which backend matplotlib is using with the get_backend() method:

matplotlib.get_backend()

You can see a list of all available backends with rcsetup.all_backends:

matplotlib.rcsetup.all_backends

answered Jun 26, 2017 at 5:14

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