add matplot lib starter page

mattmakai · mattmakai · commit 0f5332e84d48 · 2018-01-18T15:33:02.000-05:00
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+title: Matplotlib
+category: page
+slug: matplotlib
+sortorder: 0925
+toc: False
+sidebartitle: Matplotlib
+meta: Matplotlib is a data visualization plotting library that builds visuals in Python for output in Jupyter Notebooks and web apps.
+
+
+# Matplotlib
+Matplotlib is a data visualization plotting library where a developer can 
+code visuals in Python and output them as part of 
+[Jupyter Notebooks](/jupyter-notebook.html), 
+[web applications](/web-development.html) and graphical user interface (GUI)
+toolkits.
+
+<img src="/img/logos/matplotlib.png" width="100%" alt="Matplotlib logo." class="shot">
+
+
+### Matplotlib resources
+* [Effectively using Matplotlib](http://pbpython.com/effective-matplotlib.html)
+  is an awesome getting started tutorial that breaks through the confusing
+  beginner steps so you can quick start using the plotting library.
+
+* [Web Scraping With Python: Scrapy, SQL, Matplotlib To Gain Web Data Insights](http://www.scrapingauthority.com/python-scrapy-mysql-and-matplotlib-to-gain-web-data-insights/)
+  is a long and comprehensive tutorial that walks through obtaining, 
+  cleaning and visualizing data.
+
+* The 
+  [Python cheat sheet for Matplotlib on GitHub](https://github.com/juliangaal/python-cheat-sheet/blob/master/Matplotlib/Matplotlib.md)
+  has a slew of example code blocks for generating plots.
+
+* [Matplotlib Cheat Sheet: Plotting in Python](https://www.datacamp.com/community/blog/python-matplotlib-cheat-sheet)
+  contains some handy snippets of code to perform common plotting operations
+  in Matplotlib.
diff --git a/theme/templates/choices/matplotlib.html b/theme/templates/choices/matplotlib.html
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+<h3>What else would you like to learn about data with Python?</h3>
+<div class="row">
+    <div class="c4">
+        <div class="well select-next">
+            {% include "choices/buttons/databases.html" %}
+        </div>
+    </div>
+    <div class="c4">
+        <div class="well select-next">
+            {% include "choices/buttons/no-sql-datastore.html" %}
+        </div>
+    </div>
+    <div class="c4">
+        <div class="well select-next">
+            {% include "choices/buttons/why-use-python.html" %}
+        </div>
+    </div>
+</div>
