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Mastering Matplotlib
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Mastering Matplotlib

by Duncan M. McGreggor
June 2015
Beginner to intermediate
292 pages
6h 16m
English
Packt Publishing
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Chapter 9. Clustering for matplotlib

In the final chapter of this book, we will address a topic that has been alluded to several times—clustering and parallel programming for matplotlib. Our motivation to discuss this is nearly identical to that which drove our investigation into working with large datasets. Although matplotlib lib itself isn't a library that makes direct use of large datasets or provides an API that can be used with clusters, advanced users of the library will very likely encounter situations where they may want to utilize matplotlib.

Not to put too fine a point on this, we live in a new world of computing. This was presented exceptionally well in the oft-quoted article, The Free Lunch Is Over, by Herb Sutter. With the drastic ...

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