How to install matplotlib 2.0 beta on Windows?
<p>I follow the standard installation procedure for matplotlib on Windows. I type the following commands in my terminal:</p>

<pre><code>    &gt; python -m pip install -U pip setuptools
    &gt; python -m pip install matplotlib
</code></pre>

<p>Then I check my matplotlib version:</p>

<pre><code>    &gt; python
    &gt;&gt;&gt; import matplotlib
    &gt;&gt;&gt; matplotlib.__version__
    '1.5.1'
</code></pre>

<p>Apparently this installation procedure doesn't give me the latest matplotlib version. The latest stable release is '1.5.3'. I would expect to get at least that version.</p>

<p>Even better, I would like to test out the latest beta release: '2.0.0 b4'. What instructions should I type in my terminal to get that version?</p>

<p>Note:</p>

<p>I'm using the following python version:</p>

<pre><code>&gt;&gt;&gt; import sys
&gt;&gt;&gt; sys.version
'3.5.2 |Anaconda 2.5.0 (64-bit)| (default, Jul  5 2016, 11:41:13)
[MSC v.1900 64 bit (AMD64)]'
</code></pre>

<p>for matplotlib 1.5.3</p>

<pre><code>conda update matplotlib
</code></pre>

<p>for matplotlib-2.0.0b4 use wheels provided <a href="http://www.lfd.uci.edu/~gohlke/pythonlibs/#matplotlib" rel="nofollow">here</a> :
use the .whl as follows :</p>

<pre><code>pip install some-package.whl
</code></pre>

python python-3.x matplotlib