Plotting inline in matplotlib

Question

I am using the terminal in jupyter and am trying to plot with matplotlib. I need to plot inline and so i use %matplotlib inline but i am getting the following error:

>>> %matplotlib inline
  File "<stdin>", line 1
    %matplotlib inline
    ^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax

Why am i getting this error? Is it because it is a terminal and not jupyter notebook type environment? I had tried the same code in jupyter notebook and it did not return any errors.

Yes, `%whatever` is an IPython magic command, which will only work in IPython (Jupyter uses IPython kernel by default). — ImportanceOfBeingErnest, Jan 04 '20 at 18:12

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 04 '20 at 20:52

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You should run ipython instead of python in the Jupyter terminal. Then you can execute any magic command.

answered Jan 04 '20 at 20:52

Christos Sevastiadis

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I tried running ipython and got this error: `UnknownBackend: No event loop integration for 'inline'. Supported event loops are: qt, qt4, qt5, gtk, gtk2, gtk3, tk, wx, p yglet, glut, osx` – Slartibartfast Jan 05 '20 at 15:58
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Try to find solution in: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/49347477/unknownbackend-no-event-loop-integration-for-uinline-when-enable-inline-matpl and https://stackoverflow.com/questions/42616768/matplotlib-inline-doesnt-work-on-ipython-and-jupyter-console – Christos Sevastiadis Jan 05 '20 at 18:15

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 07 '20 at 08:48

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trying using 'exec(%matplotlib inline)'. Works for me on python3.6

answered Jan 07 '20 at 08:48

jineshmehta

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Plotting inline in matplotlib

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