how to plot scatter graph in python code example

Example 1: how to plot a scatter plot in matplotlib

# Import matplotlib
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

# Set plot space as inline for inline plots and qt for external plots
%matplotlib inline


# Set the figure size in inches
plt.figure(figsize=(10,6))

plt.scatter(x, y, label = "label_name" )

# Set x and y axes labels
plt.xlabel('X Values')
plt.ylabel('Y Values')

plt.title('Scatter Title')
plt.legend()
plt.show()

Example 2: matplotlib scatter

# Import packages
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
%matplotlib inline

# Create the plot
fig, ax = plt.subplots()

# Plot with scatter()
ax.scatter(x, y)

# Set x and y axes labels, legend, and title
ax.set_title("Title")
ax.set_xlabel("X_Label")
ax.set_ylabel("Y_Label")