.. _sphx_glr_tutorials_introductory:

.. _tutorials-introductory:

Introductory
-------------

These tutorials cover the basics of creating visualizations with
Matplotlib, as well as some best-practices in using the package
effectively.



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    <div class="sphx-glr-thumbnails">


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    <div class="sphx-glr-thumbcontainer" tooltip="An introduction to the pyplot interface.  Please also see /tutorials/introductory/quick_start f...">

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  .. image:: /tutorials/introductory/images/thumb/sphx_glr_pyplot_thumb.png
    :alt: Pyplot tutorial

  :ref:`sphx_glr_tutorials_introductory_pyplot.py`

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      <div class="sphx-glr-thumbnail-title">Pyplot tutorial</div>
    </div>


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    <div class="sphx-glr-thumbcontainer" tooltip="A short tutorial on plotting images with Matplotlib.">

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  .. image:: /tutorials/introductory/images/thumb/sphx_glr_images_thumb.png
    :alt: Image tutorial

  :ref:`sphx_glr_tutorials_introductory_images.py`

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      <div class="sphx-glr-thumbnail-title">Image tutorial</div>
    </div>


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    <div class="sphx-glr-thumbcontainer" tooltip="This tutorial aims to show the beginning, middle, and end of a single visualization using Matpl...">

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  .. image:: /tutorials/introductory/images/thumb/sphx_glr_lifecycle_thumb.png
    :alt: The Lifecycle of a Plot

  :ref:`sphx_glr_tutorials_introductory_lifecycle.py`

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      <div class="sphx-glr-thumbnail-title">The Lifecycle of a Plot</div>
    </div>


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    <div class="sphx-glr-thumbcontainer" tooltip="Tips for customizing the properties and default styles of Matplotlib.">

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  .. image:: /tutorials/introductory/images/thumb/sphx_glr_customizing_thumb.png
    :alt: Customizing Matplotlib with style sheets and rcParams

  :ref:`sphx_glr_tutorials_introductory_customizing.py`

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      <div class="sphx-glr-thumbnail-title">Customizing Matplotlib with style sheets and rcParams</div>
    </div>


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    <div class="sphx-glr-thumbcontainer" tooltip="This tutorial covers some basic usage patterns and best practices to help you get started with ...">

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  .. image:: /tutorials/introductory/images/thumb/sphx_glr_quick_start_thumb.png
    :alt: Quick start guide

  :ref:`sphx_glr_tutorials_introductory_quick_start.py`

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      <div class="sphx-glr-thumbnail-title">Quick start guide</div>
    </div>


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    </div>


.. toctree::
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   /tutorials/introductory/pyplot
   /tutorials/introductory/images
   /tutorials/introductory/lifecycle
   /tutorials/introductory/customizing
   /tutorials/introductory/quick_start