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--- weatherbox:visualization:tutorials:installing_matplotlib [2015/11/13 05:46]
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 =====For Installation on a Mac=====
-  - Install [[http://brew.sh/|Homebrew]] by running the following command:
+  - Install [[http://brew.sh/|Homebrew]] by running the following command:<code>
-  -<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