I can't use matplotlib from a script [duplicate]

Question

Can somebody help me with this problem?

Python recognises matplotlib from the command line:
```
import matplotlib
matplotlib.__version__
'3.4.3'
```
But not from a script

This is my script (to keep it simple):
```
import matplotlib.pylab as plt
import numpy as np
```

These are the errors:

Traceback (most recent call last):

  File "C:/Program Files/Python39/Scripts/matplotlib.py", line 1, in <module>

    import matplotlib.pylab as plt

  File "C:\Program Files/Python39/Scripts\matplotlib.py", line 1, in <module>

    import matplotlib.pylab as plt

ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'matplotlib.pylab';
 
'matplotlib' is not a package

try this: import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

r-beginners
– r-beginners

2021-09-02 03:47:52 +00:00
Commented Sep 2, 2021 at 3:47 — r-beginners
– r-beginners, Commented Sep 2, 2021 at 3:47
Your script is called matplotlib.py. You need to rename it

DavidG
– DavidG

2021-09-02 08:08:31 +00:00
Commented Sep 2, 2021 at 8:08 — DavidG
– DavidG, Commented Sep 2, 2021 at 8:08

D.S.Dudhia · Accepted Answer · 2021-09-02 06:36:53Z

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Try Reinstalling the package or downgrading it to a more stable version like 2.02

answered Sep 2, 2021 at 6:36

D.S.Dudhia

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2 Comments

Theo Lantzakis Over a year ago

Thank you very much for taking the time to answer my question. :-) As it turns out renaming my file from matplotlib.py to plotting_with_mat.py worked like a charm.

D.S.Dudhia Over a year ago

Yes that also might be the problem as you cannot name a file the name of a package as it will not import correctly thus giving an error.

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