The supporting components of the matplotlib stack
In addition to the three major components of the matplotlib stack, there are supporting components. These include the following:
- Configuration support
- Utility modules and functions
- C extensions
- External libraries upon which matplotlib depends
We will touch on these in the coming chapters. They are related to the given topics at hand, but they do not impact the structure or nature of matplotlib's overall architecture.
Combining the details uncovered in the previous sections, the following diagram portrays a logical architecture for matplotlib that glosses over the finer details:
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