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Files for Unit 5

Please complete the following steps to set up some projects dependencies for this Unit.

1. Install matplotlib

Follow the instructions for your platform at http://matplotlib.org/users/installing.html.

The exact steps will depend on your environment setup, but a common case is:

• Windows: run pip3 install matplotlib at a terminal prompt
• OSX: run pip3 install matplotlib at a terminal prompt
• Linux: install python-matplotlib through your package manager

2. Test your matplotlib installation

At a Python prompt, execute:

from matplotlib import pyplot

If that runs without error, you have installed matplotlib!

3. Download the source material and Python scripts

Please either clone this repository and navigate to the plotting directory, or download these files individually to a plotting directory. We'll use them throughout Unit 5.

• basic_plot.py
• world_population.txt
• world_population.py
• life_expectancies_usa.txt
• constitution.txt
• constitution.py
• mystery.txt

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Questions? Please don't hesitate to reach out to the author (me, Jessica!) at: [email protected].