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Matplotlib

Summary

Matplotlib is a free and open-source software[1]. Matplotlib draws 108 Wikipedia views per month (free_and_open_source_software category, ranking #31 of 170).[2]

Key Facts

  • Matplotlib is the creator of John D. Hunter[3].
  • Matplotlib received the Open Publishing Awards[4].
  • Matplotlib's instance of is recorded as free and open-source software[5].
  • Matplotlib's instance of is recorded as Python package[6].
  • Matplotlib's instance of is recorded as plotting library[7].
  • Matplotlib's developer is recorded as John D. Hunter[8].
  • Matplotlib's copyright license is recorded as Matplotlib license[9].
  • Matplotlib's programmed in is recorded as Q2407[10].
  • Matplotlib's programmed in is recorded as Python[11].
  • Matplotlib's operating system is recorded as cross-platform[12].
  • Matplotlib's software version identifier is recorded as 1.3.1[13].
  • Matplotlib's software version identifier is recorded as 1.2.0[14].
  • Matplotlib's software version identifier is recorded as 1.3.0[15].
  • Matplotlib's software version identifier is recorded as 1.4.0[16].
  • Matplotlib's software version identifier is recorded as 1.4.1[17].
  • Matplotlib's software version identifier is recorded as 1.4.2[18].
  • Matplotlib's software version identifier is recorded as 1.4.3[19].
  • Matplotlib's software version identifier is recorded as 1.5.3[20].
  • Matplotlib's software version identifier is recorded as 1.5.2[21].
  • Matplotlib's software version identifier is recorded as 1.5.1[22].
  • Matplotlib's software version identifier is recorded as 1.5.0[23].
  • Matplotlib's software version identifier is recorded as 2.0.0[24].
  • Matplotlib's software version identifier is recorded as 2.0.1[25].
  • Matplotlib's software version identifier is recorded as 2.0.2[26].
  • Matplotlib's software version identifier is recorded as 2.1.0[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Matplotlib is the creator of John D. Hunter[3].

Reception

Matplotlib received the Open Publishing Awards[4].

Why It Matters

Matplotlib draws 108 Wikipedia views per month (free_and_open_source_software category, ranking #31 of 170).[2] Matplotlib has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Matplotlib is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

What awards did Matplotlib receive?

Honors received include Open Publishing Awards[4].

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 22d ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-09-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 1.3.1, 1.2.0, 1.3.0 +75
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-single-property-update:1||2 */ [[Property:P348]], Update with GitHub data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/bb279fa11077|details]])"
  2. 11w ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-07-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 1.3.1, 1.2.0, 1.3.0 +75
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-single-property-update:1||2 */ [[Property:P348]], Update with GitHub data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/3ce4e4a70dfe|details]])"
  3. 16w ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +2003-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Github account → matplotlib
    Swmath work id → 6590
    Gentoo package → —
    + 105 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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