Fix plot styles to use a ggplot derivative by default

sources/matplotlibrc

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+# from http://www.huyng.com/posts/sane-color-scheme-for-matplotlib/
+# this is a slightly modified version of the default `ggplot` style
+
+patch.linewidth: 0.5
+# patch.facecolor: 348ABD  # blue
+patch.edgecolor: none
+patch.antialiased: True
+
+font.size: 10.0
+
+axes.facecolor: none
+axes.edgecolor: none
+axes.linewidth: 1
+axes.grid: True
+axes.titlesize: x-large
+axes.labelsize: large
+axes.labelcolor: 555555
+axes.axisbelow: True       # grid/ticks are below elements (e.g., lines, text)
+
+axes.prop_cycle: cycler('color', ['988ED5', '777777', 'FBC15E', '8EBA42', 'FFB5B8', 'E24A33', '348ABD'])
+                   # 988ED5 : purple
+                   # 777777 : gray
+                   # FBC15E : yellow
+                   # 8EBA42 : green
+                   # FFB5B8 : pink
+                   # E24A33 : red
+                   # 348ABD : blue
+
+xtick.color: 555555
+xtick.direction: out
+
+ytick.color: 555555
+ytick.direction: out
+
+grid.color: c0c0c0
+grid.linestyle: :    # dots
+
+figure.facecolor: white
+figure.edgecolor: 0.50
+