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remove matplotlib argument to IPython in intro
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msarahan committed Nov 22, 2014
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First, let's start IPython. It is a most excellent enhancement to the
standard Python prompt, and it ties in especially well with
Matplotlib. The easy way to enter IPython at a shell::
Matplotlib. Start IPython either at a shell, or the IPython Notebook now.

$ipython --matplotlib

If you've already started IPython and forgot the --matplotlib part, no
problem; just type %matplotlib at your IPython prompt. There's more
With IPython started, we now need to connect to a GUI event loop. This
tells IPython where (and how) to display plots. To connect to a GUI
loop, execute the **%matplotlib** magic at your IPython prompt. There's more
detail on exactly what this does at `IPython's documentation on GUI
event loops
<http://ipython.org/ipython-doc/2/interactive/reference.html#gui-event-loop-support>`_.
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