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Optional dependency on matplotlib?

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Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Newbie friendliness
25/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
matplotlib
Domain
build-system

Research direction

Start by locating the package metadata that defines install_requires and check how the matplotlib dependency is currently represented. Determine whether the intended outcome is to declare matplotlib there or document it as optional, then verify the dependency metadata and any relevant packaging checks.

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Description

Just find it a bit weird that mpl isn't listed in install_requires.

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