/mplopengl

OpenGL based backend for matplotlib

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mplopengl

OpenGL based backend for matplotlib

Requirements

  • matplotlib >= 3.1
  • pyopengl >= 3.1
  • pyqt5
  • numpy
  • at least OpenGL 2.1 capable graphics device (most machines have that)

Latest versions tested with:

  • matplotlib 3.1.1
  • pyqt 5.13.1
  • numpy 1.17.2
  • pyopengl 3.1

Oldest working versions tested with:

  • matplotlib 3.1
  • pyopengl 3.1
  • pyqt5 5.7.1
  • numpy 1.14.5

Tested with:

  • Linux (archlinux)

Tested on:

  • Mesa DRI Intel(R) Ironlake Mobile (Thinkpad 410s integrated graphics), OpenGL v2.1

Installation

You can install directly from the github repository using pip with:

pip install git+https://github.com/karlwessel/mplopengl.git

and use the OpenGL based backend with

import matplotlib
matplotlib.use('module://mplopengl.backend_qtgl')
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
plt.plot([1,2,1])
plt.show()