(v2.3.0-scipy)=

# scipy & matplotlib

```{note}
These release notes were migrated from the retired Mantid wiki (archive.mantidproject.org).
```

- This release sees the both scipy & matplotlib installed by default for Windows, RedHat and Ubuntu.

- For a scipy tutorial see [here](http://docs.scipy.org/doc/scipy/reference/tutorial/index.html)

- **Matplotlib users required reading**: A guide to using matplotlib from within MantidPlot is given here

```{figure} ../../images/2_3_release/MatplotlibDemo.webp
---
class: screenshot
width: 1100px
align: right
---
MantidPlot running a script creating a matplotlib plot
```

- A future release will see the inclusion of these packages on Mac OS X also.