Summary
In this chapter, we have covered the following areas:
What is Matplotlib and what are its main key points
The several file output formats and graphical user interfaces (GUIs) that are supported
The packages required by Matplotlib, and the ones needed for the GUI bindings
Installing and testing Matplotlib on a Linux, Windows, or Mac OS X system, in multiple ways
At this point, we only have a general idea of what Matplotlib is, along with the package correctly installed in our system. So let's go and start using Matplotlib!