# Unable to install Pyplot package

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/unable-to-install-pyplot-package/30090>\
**Category:** Tooling\
**Tags:** package\
**Created:** [October 19, 2019, 11:23pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/unable-to-install-pyplot-package/30090 "2019-10-19T23:23:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![luchino\_96](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/luchino_96/32/29329_2.png) [@luchino\_96](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/luchino_96)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2019, 11:23pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/unable-to-install-pyplot-package/30090/1 "2019-10-19T23:23:56Z")

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I am trying to install the pyplot on Julia from jupyterlab on Mac to do some plotting but I always get the following error message:  
Updating registry at `~/.julia/registries/General`  
Updating git-repo `https://github.com/JuliaRegistries/General.git`  
[1mFetching: [========================================\>] 100.0 %.0 %  
The following package names could not be resolved:

- Pyplot (not found in project, manifest or registry)  
Please specify by known `name=uuid`.

Stacktrace:  
[1] pkgerror(::String) at /Users/sabae/buildbot/worker/package\_macos64/build/usr/share/julia/stdlib/v1.2/Pkg/src/Types.jl:112  
[2] #ensure\_resolved#107(::Bool, ::typeof(Pkg.Types.ensure\_resolved), ::Pkg.Types.EnvCache, ::Array{Pkg.Types.PackageSpec,1}) at /Users/sabae/buildbot/worker/package\_macos64/build/usr/share/julia/stdlib/v1.2/Pkg/src/Types.jl:910  
[3] #ensure\_resolved at ./none:0 [inlined]  
[4] #add#25(::Bool, ::Base.Iterators.Pairs{Union{},Union{},Tuple{},NamedTuple{(),Tuple{}}}, ::typeof(Pkg.API.add), ::Pkg.Types.Context, ::Array{Pkg.Types.PackageSpec,1}) at /Users/sabae/buildbot/worker/package\_macos64/build/usr/share/julia/stdlib/v1.2/Pkg/src/API.jl:94  
[5] add at /Users/sabae/buildbot/worker/package\_macos64/build/usr/share/julia/stdlib/v1.2/Pkg/src/API.jl:69 [inlined]  
[6] #add#24 at /Users/sabae/buildbot/worker/package\_macos64/build/usr/share/julia/stdlib/v1.2/Pkg/src/API.jl:67 [inlined]  
[7] add at /Users/sabae/buildbot/worker/package\_macos64/build/usr/share/julia/stdlib/v1.2/Pkg/src/API.jl:67 [inlined]  
[8] #add#21 at /Users/sabae/buildbot/worker/package\_macos64/build/usr/share/julia/stdlib/v1.2/Pkg/src/API.jl:65 [inlined]  
[9] add at /Users/sabae/buildbot/worker/package\_macos64/build/usr/share/julia/stdlib/v1.2/Pkg/src/API.jl:65 [inlined]  
[10] #add#20(::Base.Iterators.Pairs{Union{},Union{},Tuple{},NamedTuple{(),Tuple{}}}, ::typeof(Pkg.API.add), ::String) at /Users/sabae/buildbot/worker/package\_macos64/build/usr/share/julia/stdlib/v1.2/Pkg/src/API.jl:64  
[11] add(::String) at /Users/sabae/buildbot/worker/package\_macos64/build/usr/share/julia/stdlib/v1.2/Pkg/src/API.jl:64  
[12] top-level scope at In[1]💯

I get the same message if I try to install plotly, any idea on how to solve this?

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**Author:** ![aramirezreyes](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/aramirezreyes/32/42573_2.png) [@aramirezreyes](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/aramirezreyes)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2019, 12:27am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/unable-to-install-pyplot-package/30090/2 "2019-10-20T00:27:16Z")

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The names are case-sensitive. Try using:

```julia
] add PyPlot

```

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**Author:** ![luchino\_96](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/luchino_96/32/29329_2.png) [@luchino\_96](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/luchino_96)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2019, 3:52pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/unable-to-install-pyplot-package/30090/3 "2019-10-20T15:52:33Z")

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Thanks, the process on Plotly persists but I guess it is due to another problem, I’ll use pyplot for the moment.

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**Author:** ![aramirezreyes](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/aramirezreyes/32/42573_2.png) [@aramirezreyes](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/aramirezreyes)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2019, 3:57pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/unable-to-install-pyplot-package/30090/4 "2019-10-20T15:57:34Z")

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Hi Luchino:

You may want to check out:

> [@Please read: make it easier to help you](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/psa-make-it-easier-to-help-you/14757):
>
> Welcome to the Julia Discourse! We are enthusiastic about helping Julia programmers, both beginner and experienced. This public service announcement (PSA) outlines best practices when asking for help. Following these points makes it easier for us to help you and more likely you’ll get a prompt, useful answer. Keywords are highlighted to make it easier to refer to specific points. Choose a descriptive title that captures the key part of your question, eg “plots with multiple axes” instead of …

If you accompany the commands you are running with the full error message, someone may have a solution in the Plotly case.

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**Author:** ![luchino\_96](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/luchino_96/32/29329_2.png) [@luchino\_96](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/luchino_96)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2019, 4:01pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/unable-to-install-pyplot-package/30090/5 "2019-10-20T16:01:03Z")

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Thanks a lot!