Using pyplot from a .py file

[jpw419]

When trying to run a plot function from a .py file we get the error "plt not defined". Thereby is seems as if "matplotlib.pyplot" hasn't been loaded. It works fine when we run in a notebook.

[JeppeDruedahl]

Do your .py file include the import statement?

import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

[jpw419]

Works now, thanks.

Is there a way to avoid having to import libraries in both the notebook and the script. It does not seem to work even though we import the script after the libraries?

[JeppeDruedahl]

You need have the import statement both in the script and the notebook if the package is used directly both in the script and the notebook.