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How to install matplotlib on OS X?

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I want to install matplotlib on OS X. If possible, using homebrew. I installed Python 2.7.1 using , I modified my path to use it I installed pip using I installed numpy 1.5.1 using I installed scipy 0.8.0 using This is where it gets hairy. will fetch the wrong version of matplotlib, which is incomp…

Error Output

pip install -f http://sourceforge.net/projects/matplotlib/files/matplotlib/matplotlib-1.0.1/matplotlib-1.0.1.tar.gz matplotlib

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The problem is that when the C extensions are compiled, required headers files aren't in the search path, and when they're being linked, shared libraries aren't in the search path either. The following worked for me:

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