Understand the Basemap Toolkit

The Basemap is a library in the matplotlib toolkit that allows for the creation of geographical maps. It extends Matplotlib by adding geographic projections and some map plotting capabilities.

How to Fix the “No module named ‘mpl_toolkits.basemap'” Error in Python

When working with the geographic data and plotting the maps in Python we might encounter the error:

ModuleNotFoundError: No module named ‘mpl_toolkits.basemap’

This error occurs because of the mpl_toolkits.basemap module which is part of the base map toolkit is not installed in the Python environment. In this article, we will go through the steps to fix this error by installing the basemap toolkit.

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Understand the Basemap Toolkit

The Basemap is a library in the matplotlib toolkit that allows for the creation of geographical maps. It extends Matplotlib by adding geographic projections and some map plotting capabilities....

Fix the “No module named ‘mpl_toolkits.basemap'” Error in Python

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Conclusion

The “No module named ‘mpl_toolkits.basemap'” error can be resolved by the ensuring that all dependencies are installed and that basemap is correctly installed using the conda or pip. Following the steps outlined above should help the set up basemap and avoid common installation issues. With basemap installed we can now create detailed and informative geographical maps in Python....

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