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Installing Matplotlib Using Python 3.9 on MacOS
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  1. Install numpy (1.18.2)
pip install numpy==1.18.2
  1. Get build tools
xcode-select --install

May have to accept license with:

sudo xcodebuild -license
  1. Install Pillow (used by Matplotlib) build deps
brew install zlib freetype harfbuzz fribidi libtiff libjpeg webp little-cms2
  1. Symlink zlib headers
ln -s /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/MacOSX.platform/Developer/SDKs/MacOSX.sdk/usr/include/zlib.h /usr/local/include/zlib.h
  1. Install Matplotlib
pip install matplotlib==3.3.2
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