How to enable interactive Python matplotlib figures in DataBricks?

[eabouzeid]

I want to make a matplolib interactive (I can zoom in/out, etc.) in databricks. This is achieved in Jupyter notebook by the following code:

 %matplotlib notebook

How to achieve this in databricks?

Thank you

[Manoj12421]

Import ​matplotlib.pylot

[eabouzeid]

I wish it was that simple. "Import matplotlib.pyployt" allow you to plot but as static plots. I need an interactive plot.

[Manoj12421]

This can help you to import and use use according to your need​

[Anonymous]

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[Kaniz]

Hi @Elias Abou Zeid​, To enable interactive matplotlib figures in Databricks, you can use the %matplotlib magic command with the inline backend.

Try using

%matplotlib inline

at the top and press Enter. This will enable the inline backend for matplotlib and allow you to display matplotlib figures directly in the notebook.

[jose_gonzalez]

Hi @Elias Abou Zeid​,

Did you have time to test @Kaniz Fatma​ recommendation? do you still need help? please let us know

[eabouzeid]

I have tried %matplotlib inline , it does not work the plot remains static

[amu]

Hi there, while facing a similar issue we switched to Altair python library and it works great with Databricks. (other options can be Bokeh or Plotly).

[Kaniz]

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[eabouzeid]

Thanks @Andrii Muzychuk​.  I already have a complex interactive plot function developed using matplotlib under jupyter. I imported to Databricks, but unfortunately for now I have not figured out a way to make it work interactively in DataBricks. Instead of re-writing it from scratch is there a way to convert a matplotlib figure to Altair ( I have tried plotly mpl_to_plotly but it does not work properly for my plot).?