How to fix matplotlib OSError: 'xkcd' not found in the style library

Problem:

While trying to enable the matplotlib xkcd style using

xkcd_style_error.py

plt.style.use("xkcd")

plt.style.use("xkcd")

you see the following error message:

xkcd_error.txt

OSError: 'xkcd' not found in the style library and input is not a valid URL or path; see `style.available` for list of available styles

OSError: 'xkcd' not found in the style library and input is not a valid URL or path; see `style.available` for list of available styles

You can’t enable xkcd-style plots by running plt.style.use("xkcd"). Instead, use with plt.xkcd():

xkcd_style_fix.py

with plt.xkcd():
    # TODO your plotting code goes here!
    # plt.plot(x, y) # Example

with plt.xkcd():
    # TODO your plotting code goes here!
    # plt.plot(x, y) # Example

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