matplotlib not using matplotlibrc file in IPython

Question

I recently upgraded from matplotlib v1.5.3 from v2.0.0, but with this change, it seems that matplotlib no longer uses my edited matplotlibrc file when plotting figures. When I o

Answer 1

In matplotlib 2.0.0, the default location on Linux for the matplotlibrc file has moved from

~/.matplotlib/matplotlibrc

to

~/.config/matplotlib/matplotlibrc 

Try moving your customised file to there and see if it works. That worked for me when I moved from 1.5.3 to 2.0.0.

See the docs for more info on how it finds the right matplotlibrc file.