Missing sample_data from Anaconda matplotlib package

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Anaconda 5.1, matplotlib 2.2.2 on Win 10 x64

matplotlib\mpl-data\sample_data is missing from matplotlib package so a number of samples and tutorials that expect to load them with matplotlib.cbook.get_sample_data() fails.

Tried to install mpl_sample_data package from conda-forge but files are installed into the parent directory matplotlib\mpl-data and not matplotlib\mpl-data\sample_data where they should be and get_sample_data() expects to find them as default.

Any suggestion on how to have a complete matplotlib installation on Anaconda?

Thanks

`conda install -c conda-forge mpl_sample_data` seems to work correctly by now. — Jarno, Apr 29 '19 at 19:27

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 24 '18 at 02:51

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Here's my solution. First, I install matplotlib package independently using the official command 'python -mpip install -U matplotlib'. https://matplotlib.org/2.2.2/users/installing.html#windows Then, you will have the sample_data folder in your Python directory. Second, I copy the sample_data folder from Python directory to anaconda's matplotlib\mpl-data\ directory.

answered Jul 24 '18 at 02:51

redcreek

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directly `pip install -U matplotlib` inside the virtual environment works for me! – Tianyu Z Jul 12 '20 at 14:08

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered May 03 '18 at 06:41

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Never mind. I see that Anaconda recipe for matplotlib explicitly exclude sample_data, i don't understand why, but instead of bothering with packages i simply downloaded matplotlib from github and used sample_data from it.

answered May 03 '18 at 06:41

Gabriele

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score 0 · Answer 3 · answered May 31 '18 at 10:10

Installed matplotlib using anaconda, facing the same Problem. This worked for me, copy the following folder sample_data in your anaconda installation viz.,

C:\ProgramData\Anaconda3\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\mpl-data\

(I've installed it in C drive).

Or better still you can clone matplotlib repository from git and then install using command:

python setup.py install

Hope this helps.

Missing sample_data from Anaconda matplotlib package

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