ImportError: cannot import name mpl (from matplotlib import mpl)

Question

I am trying to run a code that I wrote a couple of years ago that uses mpl from matplotlib. It used to run fine, but now suddently it's throwing an error:

from matplotlib import mpl
ImportError: cannot import name mpl

I am using Python 2.7 and matplotlib 1.5.2.

Answer 1

You need to use:

import matplotlib as mpl

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It really did work in earlier versions but it was first deprecated (in version 1.3):

The mpl module is now deprecated. Those who relied on this module should transition to simply using import matplotlib as mpl.

and then removed (in version 1.5.0):

Remove the module matplotlib.mpl. Deprecated in 1.3 by PR #1670 and commit 78ce67d161625833cacff23cfe5d74920248c5b2

Answer 2

I think that you cannot import "mpl" from matlotlib because it doesn't exist. I guess you want to try to import matplotlib AS mpl. You should try this :

import matplotlib as mpl