Importing matplotlib.pyplot in atom editor

Question

I am using pyzo to run my python scripts. However I felt the need to switch over to the Atom code editor. I can run my python scripts without any problem.

At one point I need to use the library matplotlib. In pyzo I would do:

import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

But it doesn't work in Atom

Error message:

Traceback (most recent call last): File "C:\Users\ivanl\Desktop\python trade\matplotlib.py", line 1, in import matplotlib.pyplot as plt File "C:\Users\ivanl\Desktop\python trade\matplotlib.py", line 1, in import matplotlib.pyplot as plt ImportError: No module named 'matplotlib.pyplot'; 'matplotlib' is not a package

Where should I look for installing matplotlib? Why is it working on pyzo and not on atom?

McGrady · Accepted Answer · 2017-04-09 13:16:57Z

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From The Module Search Path.

When a module named spam is imported, the interpreter first searches for a built-in module with that name. If not found, it then searches for a file named spam.py in a list of directories given by the variable sys.path. sys.path is initialized from these locations:

the directory containing the input script (or the current directory).

PYTHONPATH (a list of directory names, with the same syntax as the shell variable PATH).

the installation-dependent default.

Which means you should avoid naming your modules with the same name as standard-library or built-in module names.

So you should rename your script file instead of matplotlib.py.

edited Apr 9, 2017 at 13:16

answered Apr 9, 2017 at 13:06

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Ivan Over a year ago

Well that was quick. Thank you very much McGrady!

Melvin Vijay · Accepted Answer · 2021-07-31 05:06:41Z

I faced a error like below while trying to import Matplotlib from atom:

Traceback (most recent call last): File "lanes.py", line 3, in import matplotlib.pyplot as plt ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'matplotlib'.

All I did is go to my C:\Users*user_name*.atom directory in command prompt and type pip3 install matplotlib. Now it works fine.

So in command prompt you need to give something like below:

C:\Users\*user_name*\.atom>pip3 install matplotlib.

Hope it works.

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