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fix_pyplot_in_vitrualenv_on_mac.md

The easiest fix I have found for this problem is to change the backend from "MacOS" to "TkAgg". This can be done in each file or interactive session, but that is a bit cumbersome. It's also possible to change this in the matplotlibrc file:

~|⇒ cat  ~/.matplotlib/matplotlibrc
backend: TkAgg
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