matplotlib is capable of producing static images of all common types of diagrams in print quality: line plots, scatter plots, bar charts, pie charts, histograms, heat maps etc. The library is somewhat oldschool – it was written to produce diagrams for printed documents. For more interactive graphics for the web, consider altair, bokeh or plotly.

Install matplotlib with:

pip install matplotlib

The following code produces a bar chart:

.. literalinclude:: barplot.py

.. literalinclude:: balls.py

.. literalinclude:: lineplot.py

.. literalinclude:: errorbars.py

.. literalinclude:: piechart.py

.. seealso::

   A good way to learn what you can do is to browse the examples gallery on `matplotlib.org <http://matplotlib.org/>`__.

   You find a comprehensive tutorial in the `Scipy Lectures <https://scipy-lectures.org/intro/matplotlib/index.html>`__.