matplotlib can't be used from python3

Question

I have two python compilers on my Ubuntu 14.04 VM. I have installed matplotlib as

pip install matplotlib

But the matplotlib cannot be used from python3.It can be used from python2.7

If I use import matplotlib.pyplot as plt inside my script test.py and run it as

python3 test.py I get the error

ImportError: No module named 'matplotlib'

How can this be fixed.

Modules have to be installed separately for Python 2 and 3. Installing a module for Python 2 doesn't install it for Python 3. — BrenBarn
– BrenBarn, Commented Nov 12, 2015 at 21:08
Why would you do that (installing with pip) instead of installing the package from your distro? Just curious... — skytux
– skytux, Commented Nov 13, 2015 at 8:26

rofls · Accepted Answer · 2015-11-12 21:02:38Z

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Use pip3 to install it:

sudo apt-get install python3-pip
sudo pip3 install matplotlib

answered Nov 12, 2015 at 21:02

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Daniel Reina · Accepted Answer · 2017-02-05 17:08:22Z

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You can install the package from your distro with:

sudo apt-get install python3-matplotlib

It will probably throw an error when you import matplotlib, but it is solved by installing the package tkinter with:

sudo apt-get install python3-tk

answered Feb 5, 2017 at 17:08

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