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Expand Up @@ -578,7 +578,6 @@ that the bug reports will be a conversation. If you do not want to
register with github, please email bug reports to the `mailing list
<matplotlib-devel@python.org>`_.


The easiest way to submit patches to Matplotlib is through pull
requests on github. Please see the :ref:`developers-guide-index` for
the details.
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There is a good chance you know more about Matplotlib usage in some
areas, the stuff you do every day, than many of the core developers
who wrote most of the documentation. Just pulled your hair out
compiling Matplotlib for windows? Write a FAQ or a section for the
compiling Matplotlib for Windows? Write a FAQ or a section for the
:ref:`installing-faq` page. Are you a digital signal processing wizard?
Write a tutorial on the signal analysis plotting functions like
:func:`~matplotlib.pyplot.xcorr`, :func:`~matplotlib.pyplot.psd` and
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Matplotlib in a web application server
======================================

Many users report initial problems trying to use maptlotlib in web
Many users report initial problems trying to use Matplotlib in web
application servers, because by default Matplotlib ships configured to
work with a graphical user interface which may require an X11
connection. Since many barebones application servers do not have X11
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matplotlib.use('Agg')
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

For more on configuring your backend, see
:ref:`what-is-a-backend`.
For more on configuring your backend, see :ref:`what-is-a-backend`.

Alternatively, you can avoid pylab/pyplot altogether, which will give
you a little more control, by calling the API directly as shown in
:doc:`/gallery/user_interfaces/canvasagg`.

You can either generate hardcopy on the filesystem by calling savefig::
You can either generate hardcopy on the filesystem by calling
`.Figure.savefig()`::

# do this before importing pylab or pyplot
7D8C import matplotlib
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im = Image.open(imgdata)


Matplotlib with apache
----------------------

TODO; see :ref:`how-to-contribute-docs`.

Matplotlib with django
----------------------

TODO; see :ref:`how-to-contribute-docs`.

Matplotlib with zope
--------------------

TODO; see :ref:`how-to-contribute-docs`.

.. _howto-click-maps:

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