[Python] adding matplotlib plot directly to word document without saving image to disk first

I can add a plot generated by matpltlib to word file (using python-docx) if I save the plot as a .png file first using the following lines of code

plt.savefig(path_to_file)

doc.add_picture(path_to_file, width=Inches(3))


Is there a way I can just add the plot directlty to the word document without saving as an image first. Using

doc.add_picture(plt, width=Inches(3))


produces a module 'matplotlib.pyplot' has no attribute 'seek' error

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