Basic graphic packages

These packages are, confusingly, supported by two Julia groups, namely JuliaGraphics (https://github.com/JuliaGraphics), and JuliaPlots (https://github.com/JuliaPlots), so these are both great sources of reference.

First, we will shift to more familiar territory by discussing the graphics implemented through Python modules. We will cover ones we have met on various occasions throughout this book already – that is, PyPlot and its cousin, PythonPlot.

PyPlot and PythonPlot

PyPlot is a part of the work of Steven Johnson of MIT, which arose from the previous development of the PyCall module. We have used it extensively in the previous chapters and will take a little time to discuss it further here.

Note that PyPlot is one of the graphics packages that can be used as a backend for the Plots API, with the others being GR and PlotlyJS. We will cover these later in this chapter.

PyPlot provides an interface to the matplotlib plotting library from...