you might need to use pip instead of pip when installing packages alsoif this command doesn' workyou might need to leave off the --user flag on windows on windowsyou'll first need to install visual studio go to windows com/click downloadsand look for visual studio communitywhich is free set of developer tools for windows download and run the installer next you'll need an installer for matplotlib go to pypi/matplotliband look for wheel file ( file ending in whlthat matches the version of python you're using for exampleif you're using -bit version of python you'll need to download matplotlib--cp -none-win whl note if you don' see file matching your installed version of pythonlook at what' available at tends to release installers little earlier than the official matplotlib site copy the whl file to your project folderopen command windowand navigate to the project folder then use pip to install matplotlibcd python_work python_workpython - pip install --user matplotlib--cp -none-win whl testing matplotlib after you've installed the necessary packagestest your installation by starting terminal session with the python or python command and importing matplotlibpython import matplotlib if you don' see any error messagesthen matplotlib is installed on your systemand you can move on to the next section note if you have trouble with your installationsee appendix if all else failsask for help your issue will most likely be one that an experienced python programmer can troubleshoot quickly with little information from you the matplotlib gallery to see the kinds of visualizations you can make with matplotlibvisit the sample gallery at galleryyou can see the code used to generate the plot generating data