Matplotlib: The Complete Guide
Learn everything about Matplotlib, its functions, and usage.
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Introduction to Matplotlib
Matplotlib is a powerful Python library for creating visualizations.
Main modules:
- pyplot: For quick, state-based plotting (similar to MATLAB).
- figure, axes: Object-oriented API for advanced control.
Basic Plot Types
- Line Plot: [Link]()
- Bar Chart: [Link](), [Link]()
- Scatter Plot: [Link]()
- Histogram: [Link]()
- Pie Chart: [Link]()
- Box Plot: [Link]()
- Area Plot: [Link]()
Figure and Axes
- [Link](): Creates a new figure.
- fig.add_subplot(): Adds a subplot to a figure.
- fig, ax = [Link](): Preferred way to create figures and axes.
- [Link](), [Link](), etc.: Plotting on axes object.
Customization Options
- Titles: [Link](), ax.set_title()
- Labels: [Link](), [Link](), ax.set_xlabel()
- Legend: [Link](), [Link]()
- Grid: [Link](), [Link]()
- Axis limits: [Link](), [Link](), ax.set_xlim(), ax.set_ylim()
Tick and Text Controls
- [Link](), [Link](): Set location and labels of ticks.
- ax.set_xticks(), ax.set_xticklabels()
- Add annotations with [Link](), [Link](), and [Link]()
Subplots
- [Link](nrows, ncols, index): Simple subplot.
- fig, axs = [Link](): Advanced subplot layout.
- ax.set_title(), [Link]() used on individual axes.
Style and Themes
- [Link]('ggplot'), 'seaborn', etc.
- Custom color palettes and markers.
- Line styles: '-', '--', '-.', ':'
- Markers: 'o', 's', '^', etc.
Saving Figures
- [Link]('[Link]')
- DPI and format: [Link]('[Link]', dpi=300)
- Save entire figure layout, including labels and legend.
Working with Pandas and NumPy
- Plotting directly from DataFrames: [Link]()
- Use arrays from NumPy: [Link](x, y)
- Combine with seaborn and other libraries.
Advanced Plots
- 3D Plots: from mpl_toolkits.mplot3d import Axes3D
- Heatmaps: [Link](), [Link]()
- Contour plots: [Link](), [Link]()
- Animation: [Link] module
Interactive Tools and Widgets
- Use %matplotlib notebook or ipympl for interactivity in Jupyter
- Zoom, pan, and inspect data with toolbar
- Interactive widgets with ipywidgets