matplotlib 3.0.0, cannot import name 'get_backend' from 'matplotlib'

Question

Using Windows 10, anaconda as a package manager. I have a base environment running python 3.7 where matplotlib works fine. When I create a new environment and install both k

Answer 1

Try this:

pip uninstall matplotlib
python -m pip install --upgrade pip
pip install matplotlib

Worked perfectly for me

Answer 2

pip uninstall matplotlib
pip install --upgrade matplotlib

works perfectly!

Answer 3

This issue has been reported here and has been fixed here. The fix will be available in matplotlib 3.0.1, which is scheduled to be release within the next few days.

Until then you may either use python <= 3.6.6 with matplotlib 3.0.0. Or you may use matplotlib 2.2.3 or you may try the fix proposed in the linked issue, namely to create a matplotlibrc file in one of the paths where matplotlib would find it.