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Matplotlib for Python Developers - Second Edition
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Matplotlib for Python Developers - Second Edition

by Aldrin Yim, Claire Chung, Allen Yu
April 2018
Beginner to intermediate
300 pages
7h 34m
English
Packt Publishing
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Non-interactive backends

We have been using several non-interactive backends so far, which include Agg, Cairo, GDK, PDF, PGF, PS, and SVG. Most of these backends work without extra dependencies, but Cairo and GDK require the Cairo graphics library or GIMP Drawing Kit, respectively, to work.

Non-interactive backends can be further classified into two groups—vector or raster. Vector graphics describe images in terms of points, paths, and shapes that are calculated using mathematical formulas. A vector graphic will always appear smooth irrespective of the scale, and its size is usually much smaller than the raster counterpart. PDF, PGF, PS, and SVG backends belong to the vector group.

Raster graphics describe images in terms of a finite number ...

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