Change matplotlib default backend at system level

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I know I can change the default matplotlib backend when importing matplotlib in my code like the answers here. But I'm sure there's a way to change the default backend configuration at system level, by uncommenting a line in a file.

The problem is: I don't remember what file it is and I wasn't able to find it at the documentation. This is important because I don't want to use agg as the default, as it's not a GUI backend.

https://matplotlib.org/3.2.1/tutorials/introductory/customizing.html#the-matplotlibrc-file — wwii, May 26 '20 at 18:50

fefff · Accepted Answer · 2020-07-29T00:48:43.497

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I've found it... it's the matplotlibrc file. In a virtual environment it is located at venv/lib/python3.8/site-packages/matplotlib/mpl-data/matplotlibrc

edited Jul 29 '20 at 00:48

answered May 26 '20 at 18:43

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Change matplotlib default backend at system level

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