Home / ubuntu / Questions / 537264
Accepted
Håkon Hægland
Asked: 2014-10-15 21:44:07 +0800 CST

Installing matplotlib on Ubuntu 14.04 after installing Python 3 with pyenv

  • 772

I am using Ubuntu 14.04 with Python 2.7.6. I have installed matplotlib for Python 2. Now, I just installed Python 3.4.2 using pyenv install 3.4.2. I then ran pip install matplotlib to install matplotlib for Python 3. I later discovered the package python3-matplotlib for Ubuntu 14.04. I wonder: should I have used sudo apt-get install python3-matplotlib instead? What is the preferred way of installing matplotlib for Python 3 side-by- side with the Python 2 matplotlib?

14.04

2 Answers

  1. Best Answer

    I dont have Ubuntu system right now with me. but still I can help you I think.

    open your terminal and type as 

    apt-cache search python3-matplotlib

    If you find it like its available then you can install it from 

    sudo apt-get install python3-matplotlib

    that is the most preferred way.

    Now how to use matplotlib with python 3. I have posted a question also in here about how to use python2 and python3 side by side.

    Simple , use python3 <filename.py> while executing your program with python3-matplotlib

    and similarly if you use python2 then it will load python 2.

    hope that helps.

    • 25

  2. It is a problem with the development files of libgeos. I have the same problem and it was resolved by installing those libraries. Hope it helps.

    • -1