====== Installing Matplotlib ======

Our code runs on Python 2.7.

=====For Installation on a Mac=====
  - Install [[http://brew.sh/|Homebrew]] by running the following command:<code>
ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)"
</code>
  - Install Python 2.7 <code>
brew install python
</code>
  - Install several Python packages
    - mpmath: an arbitrary precision math library<code>
pip install mpmath
</code>
    - numpy: numerical python library<code>
pip install numpy
</code>
    - scipy: scientific python library<code>
pip install scipy
</code>
    - ipython: useful python shell<code>
pip install ipython
</code>
  - Install Matplotlib 
    - First, install pkg-config which helps to configure matplotlib when it is compiled.<code>
brew install pkg-config
</code>
    - Next, install the freetype and libpng libraries which matplotlib accesses when compiling.<code>
brew install freetype
brew install libpng
</code>
    - Next, install the ffmpeg library which allows us to save movies when using matplotlib.<code>
brew install ffmpeg
</code>
    - Lastly, install matplotlib. <code>
pip install matplotlib
</code>
  - To compile code written in python enter:<code>
python < name of file >
</code>

I referenced this website for installing python: http://www.lecloud.net/post/119427148455/python-pip-on-mac-os-x-yosemite
I referenced this website for installing the packages and matplotlib: http://www.tapir.caltech.edu/~dtsang/python.html