mpl-modernqt 1.4

Modern Qt Matplotlib backend

mpl-modernqt

A modern looking backend for Matplotlib based on the official Qt backend. Its main features are:

• Phosphor Icons (monochromatic) thanks to the QtAwesome package.
• Modern theme with the PyQtDarkTheme package.
• Qt5 and Qt6 support.

Installation

Using pip, the official Python package manager...

On GNU/Linux and MacOS execute the following order in a terminal:

pip install mpl-modernqt -U

On MS Windows you may prefer:

python -m pip install mpl-modernqt -U

Usage

from matplotlib import use

use('module://mpl_modernqt.backend')

Example code

import numpy as np
from matplotlib import use
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

use('module://mpl_modernqt.backend')

x = np.linspace(0, 7, 300)
y = np.sin(x)

plt.plot(x, y)
plt.show()

License

This project uses the MIT license.