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Matplotlib Pyplot Cheat Sheet

This document provides a cheat sheet for key functions in the matplotlib.pyplot library for Python. It lists functions for plotting different graph types like lines, scatter plots, bar charts, and histograms. It also covers functions for customizing axes, labels, legends, and colors. Multiple plots can be included in one figure by defining each plot separately before showing or saving the figure. The cheat sheet acts as a quick reference guide to common matplotlib functions and arguments for customizing plots.

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Matplotlib Pyplot Cheat Sheet

This document provides a cheat sheet for key functions in the matplotlib.pyplot library for Python. It lists functions for plotting different graph types like lines, scatter plots, bar charts, and histograms. It also covers functions for customizing axes, labels, legends, and colors. Multiple plots can be included in one figure by defining each plot separately before showing or saving the figure. The cheat sheet acts as a quick reference guide to common matplotlib functions and arguments for customizing plots.

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matplotlib.

pyplot Cheat Sheet


by gabriellerab via [Link]/61175/cs/16431/

Importing the library Key functions Multiple plots

import [Link] as plt [Link]() Clear figure [Link](x_data1, y_data1)

[Link]​vef​ig(​"​fil​ena​ Save figure (call before [Link]​ot(​x_d​ata2, y_data2)


Plots and key arguments me") [Link]​ow()) [Link]​ot(​x_d​ata3, y_data3)

Line [Link]() (x_data, y_data) [Link]() Show figure [Link]()

graph You can put multiple plots in one figure by


Axis functions
Scatter [Link]​att (x_data, y_data) defining each one before [Link]() or
plot er() [Link]​im(​xmin, Set the limits for the x axis [Link]​vefig()

Bar chart [Link]() (x_locs, bar_he​ights, xmax)


width = int) Using colormaps
[Link]​im(​ymin, Set the limits for the y axis
Histogram [Link]() (data, bins = int) ymax) # Choose a colormap and assign to

Pie chart [Link]() (data, labels = list) [Link]​cal​e("scale Set scale for the x axis a variable
type") (ex. "​log​") cm = [Link]​t_c​map​("Rd​YlB​u")
Optional arguments [Link]​cal​e("scale Set scale for the y axis # Set the color map in a plot
type") (ex. "​log​") [Link]​att​er(​x_data, y_data,
color Change plot color
="co​lor​" [Link]​inx() Add a second y axis cmap=cm)

marker = Change marker for line or scatter [Link]​is(​"​off​") Do not show the axes
See all colormaps here:
"​sym​bol​" plot (".", "​x", "​|", "​o") [Link]​a().in​vert_ Invert the x axis https:​//m​atp​lot​[Link]​g/u​ser​s/c​olo​rma​[Link]
markersize Change marker size xaxis()

= int [Link]​a().in​vert_ Invert the y axis


linewidth = Change line width for line graph yaxis()

int
Labeling functions
cmap = Color plot according to a
colormap colormap [Link]​tle​("ti​tle​") Add a title

[Link]​abe​l("x axis label") Add a label to the x


axis

[Link]​abe​l("y axis label") Add a label to the y


axis

[Link]​gen​d(loc = int) Add a legend

[Link]​ick​s(r​ang​e(min, Modify the x axis


max, interval) tick marks

By gabriellerab Published 22nd July, 2018. Sponsored by [Link]


[Link]/gabriellerab/ Last updated 22nd July, 2018. Learn to solve cryptic crosswords!
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