The answers given are great, however they only address the problem in the form of Python/Linux Terminal commands. i.e., sudo install ....
What about when I am in a IDE such as PyCharm? I could use the Python Console to make the necessary changes, but there seems to be more straight forward ways to do simply change the backend.
I found examples and answers
Is there some reason I should not just use the examples here; for example:
from matplotlib.backends.backend_agg import FigureCanvasAgg
from matplotlib.figure import Figure
import numpy as np
from PIL import Image
The simplest answer to this question would be "There is no downside to doing it that way."
Thanks.