What's new in matplotlib 1.4

In the past 12 years, a great deal has happened in the matplotlib codebase. Of particular interest are the new features that have been added to the most recent release at the time of writing this book—version 1.4.3. Here are some of its highlights:

• A new IPython Notebook backend for interactive matplotlib plot support
• A new style package that allows for greater control over the visual presentation of plots
• The new Qt5 backend
• Google App Engine integration
• New plotting features
• New configuration options