

matplotlib license, foundation and stars
BI and visualisation · (source-available) · 23,409 stars
matplotlib: plotting with Python
No license change recorded since the repository was created in 2011.
Latest release
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About and history
- Repository
- matplotlib/matplotlib · created Feb 19, 2011
- Website
- matplotlib.org/stable
- Language
- Python
- Foundation
- None; run by its maintainers
- GitHub detects
- nothing
- Stars per week
- 25 (GitHub weekly snapshots)
Weekly snapshots
| Week of | Bar | Stars |
|---|
| Nov 2, 2026 | | 23,409 |
| Oct 19, 2026 | | 23,387 |
| Oct 12, 2026 | | 23,367 |
| Sep 28, 2026 | | 23,323 |
| Sep 21, 2026 | | 23,262 |
Changes
Stars per weekNov 2, 2026
Gains about 25 stars a week, down from 31.
Stars per weekOct 23, 2026
Gains about 31 stars a week, down from 35.
Stars per weekOct 14, 2026
Gains about 35 stars a week, down from 61.
Stars per weekOct 4, 2026
Gains about 61 stars a week.
TrackedSep 25, 2026
Now tracked, from matplotlib/matplotlib on GitHub.