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