python: ImportError: No module named patheffects

When i try to run a python script in which i do an import statement matplotlib.patheffects, i get an error message saying there is no module called patheffects. the statement is import matplotlib.patheffects

Kindly help me to figure out the reason for this error and how to make the code run without this glitch开发者_如何学编程.

import matplotlib.patheffects works perfectly well for me. Please make sure you have matplotlib installed. The most current version is 1.0.1. You can download from here.

Matplotlib depends on numpy, so make sure you have it installed before installing matplotlib.

Also check out the tips on installing matplotlib.