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How to change backends in matplotlib and Python?

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Sometimes, we want to change backends in matplotlib and Python.

In this article, we’ll look at how to change backends in matplotlib and Python.

How to change backends in matplotlib and Python?

To change backends in matplotlib and Python, we call use and then reload.

For instance, we write

import matplotlib

matplotlib.use('agg')

matplotlib = reload(matplotlib)
matplotlib.use('cairo.png')

to call matplotlib.use to set the back end.

And then we call reload with matplotlib and set the returned object back to matplotlib to reload the object.

And then we call use again to change the backend.

Conclusion

To change backends in matplotlib and Python, we call use and then reload.

By John Au-Yeung

Web developer specializing in React, Vue, and front end development.

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