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    "# Getting Started\n",
    "\n",
    "In this example we will learn how to create and display K3D plots.\n",
    "\n",
    "The main object is the plot, which can be created using the `plot()` fuction from the `k3d` module.\n",
    "\n",
    "To show the plot below a Jupyter cell, we call its `display()` method."
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    "import k3d\n",
    "plot = k3d.plot()\n",
    "\n",
    "# here you would normally create objects to display\n",
    "# and add them to the plot\n",
    "\n",
    "plot.display()"
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    "If K3D is installed properly, after executing the above snippet you should see something like this:\n",
    "\n",
    "![Empty plot](assets/01_empty_plot.png \"Empty K3D plot\")\n",
    "\n",
    "In the next example we will learn how to display objects on the plot."
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