peds-pc311:~> pylab
Python 2.3.3 (#2, Apr 13 2004, 17:41:29)
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IPython 0.6.12_cvs -- An enhanced Interactive Python.
? -> Introduction to IPython's features.
%magic -> Information about IPython's 'magic' % functions.
help -> Python's own help system.
object? -> Details about 'object'. ?object also works, ?? prints more.
Welcome to pylab, a matplotlib-based Python environment
help(matplotlib) -> generic matplotlib information
help(pylab) -> matlab-compatible commands from matplotlib
help(plotting) -> plotting commands
In [1]: plot([1,2,3])
Out[1]: [<matplotlib.lines.Line2D instance at 0xb557a86c>]