In addition to the three major components of the matplotlib stack, there are supporting components. These include the following:
Configuration support
Utility modules and functions
C extensions
External libraries upon which matplotlib depends
We will touch on these in the coming chapters. They are related to the given topics at hand, but they do not impact the structure or nature of matplotlib's overall architecture.
Combining the details uncovered in the previous sections, the following diagram portrays a logical architecture for matplotlib that glosses over the finer details:
To make this more of a living reality, we will follow this high-level description with some more detailed examinations, which consist of the following:
Learning about matplotlib modules and associated namespaces
Creating a sample import graph
Following the execution of the
pyplotfunctions through the matplotlib stack