Example 1: matplotlib plot
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
fig = plt.figure(1) #identifies the figure
plt.title("Y vs X", fontsize='16') #title
plt.plot([1, 2, 3, 4], [6,2,8,4]) #plot the points
plt.xlabel("X",fontsize='13') #adds a label in the x axis
plt.ylabel("Y",fontsize='13') #adds a label in the y axis
plt.legend(('YvsX'),loc='best') #creates a legend to identify the plot
plt.savefig('Y_X.png') #saves the figure in the present directory
plt.grid() #shows a grid under the plot
plt.show()
Example 2: python matplotlib how to graph point on line
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
fig = plt.figure()
ax = fig.add_subplot(111)
ax.set_xlim(0,10)
ax.set_ylim(0,10)
# draw lines
xmin = 1
xmax = 9
y = 5
height = 1
plt.hlines(y, xmin, xmax)
plt.vlines(xmin, y - height / 2., y + height / 2.)
plt.vlines(xmax, y - height / 2., y + height / 2.)
average = (xmax+xmin)/2
# draw a point on the line
px = 5
plt.plot(px,y, 'ro', ms = 15, mfc = 'r')
# add an arrow
plt.annotate('Point', (px,y), xytext = (px+0.35, y+0.5),
horizontalalignment='right')
# add numbers
plt.text(xmin - 0.1, y, 'Left', horizontalalignment='right')
plt.text(xmax + 0.1, y, 'Right', horizontalalignment='left')
plt.axis('off')
plt.show()
Example 3: matplotlib plot
>>> rng = np.arange(50)
>>> rnd = np.random.randint(0, 10, size=(3, rng.size))
>>> yrs = 1950 + rng
>>> fig, ax = plt.subplots(figsize=(5, 3))
>>> ax.stackplot(yrs, rng + rnd, labels=['Eastasia', 'Eurasia', 'Oceania'])
>>> ax.set_title('Combined debt growth over time')
>>> ax.legend(loc='upper left')
>>> ax.set_ylabel('Total debt')
>>> ax.set_xlim(xmin=yrs[0], xmax=yrs[-1])
>>> fig.tight_layout()
Example 4: pyplot x vs y
plt.plot([1, 2, 3, 4], [1, 4, 9, 16])