How to Install MPL-Interactions in Python on MacOS?

MPL Interactions is a Python library for providing useful methods for interacting with Matplotlib plots. All functions in the MPL Interactions library are applicable to any interactive backend for matplotlib. Matplotlib is a Python data visualization library that can be used to create static, animated, and interactive visualizations in Python. Matplotlib provides different types of plots, such as bars, histograms, etc. You can change almost everything in your plots, including borders, colors, markers, line weights, and titles, and to make your Matplotlib charts more interactive, you can add additional functionality provided by the MPL interaction library. In this article, we will see an easy way to install the MPL Interaction Library on macOS. Below are some recommended things that you should have for installing the MPL-Interactions Library on macOS are:

• Python
• PIP or Conda (Depending upon user preference)

Installation of MPL-Interactions Library in Python on MacOS

Step 1: Installation of MPL-Interactions library in Python.

For PIP Users:

Users who prefer pip can install the MPL-Interactions library on macOS using the following command in the terminal:

pip install mpl-interactions

After the installation has been completed successfully, you will receive a similar message.

For Conda User:

Same as above, Users who prefer conda can install the MPL-Interactions library on macOS using the following command in the terminal:

conda install -c conda-forge mpl-interactions

Enter y when prompted for yes. You will receive a similar message after the installation has been completed successfully.

Step 2: Verification of MPL-Interactions library in Python.

For PIP Users:

To verify that the MPL-Interactions library has been successfully installed on your system, run the following command in the terminal:

pip show mpl-interactions

If successfully installed you will get the following output.

For Conda Users:

To verify that the MPL-Interactions library has been successfully installed on your system, run the following command in the terminal:

conda list mpl-interactions

If successfully installed you will get the following output.