Get Matplotlib to show figures

Question

I have the following code in my IPython Notebook:

%matplotlib inline
fig = plt.figure()
fig.show()

After typing this, I see the following:

<matplotlib.figure.Figure at 0x192e4ef0>

How can I get matplotlib to show the empty figure?

possible duplicate of [How to make ipython notebook inline matplotlib graphics](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/19410042/how-to-make-ipython-notebook-inline-matplotlib-graphics) — Paul H, Jul 29 '15 at 21:50

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 29 '15 at 21:52

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it is plt.show() and not fig.show()

answered Jul 29 '15 at 21:52

valentin

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