Install python PIP
You can determine whether it is installed by using the following command:
pip --version # Python2.x
pip3 --version # Python3.x
If not already installed, Ubuntu can be installed using the following methods:
sudo apt-get install python-pip
Upgrade matplotlib
View the matplotlib
version
pip show matplotlib
And then upgrade
pip install --upgrade matplotlib
Then run rqt_plot
rosrun rqt_plot rqt_plot