2. Installation

2.1. PyPI repository

Install the package from the PyPI repository opening a command prompt and enter:

pip install pypdfplot

2.2. Github or download

Alternatively, the source files can be downloaded directly from the GitHub repository. After downloading the source files, navigate to the project directory and install the package by opening a command prompt and enter:

python setup.py install

2.3. Anaconda/Spyder

In order for pypdfplot to work in an Anaconda/Spyder environment, the package has to be installed from source with the “editable” option.

Download the source code following the instructions above. Open an Anaconda prompt and navigate to the directory with the source code. Now install the package by typing in the Anaconda prompt:

pip install -e .

Installing the package with the “editable” option guarantees that the libraries are reloaded each time the code is ran.

This will produce a warning in the IPyhton console, which can be turned off by unchecking the “Show reloaded module list” box in the Tools > Preferences > Python interpreter menu in Spyder.

Next, navigate to the Graphics tab in the Tools > Preferences > IPython console menu and set the backend to “Automatic”.

It is further recommended to save the figure with the keyword cleanup = 'False', see savefig().