Is style a module of matplotlib or matplotlib.pyplot?

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Reading the matplotlib documentation, it looks like style is a module of matplotlib (matplotlib.style).

However, I've seen this code: matplotlib.pyplot.style.use('seaborn')

I don't understand how the style module can be associated with (and called from) the matplotlib.pyplot module.

ImportanceOfBeingErnest · Accepted Answer · 2017-12-20 09:37:19Z

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Matplotlib has a module style. This can be imported like

from matplotlib import style

The above line is also present inside the pyplot.py.
style is thus in the namespace of pyplot and you can do

matplotlib.pyplot.style.use("some_style")

answered Dec 20, 2017 at 9:37

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titiree Over a year ago

Thanks! In the language of object-oriented programming, does this mean that importing the style module in matplotlib.pyplot makes style an attribute of matplotlib.pyplot?

ImportanceOfBeingErnest Over a year ago

Since pyplot is not a class, style cannot be an attribute. It is still a (sub)module. This submodule is in the namespace of pyplot.

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