plot barplot matplotlib code example

Example 1: matplotlib bar chart

import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

# Create a Simple Bar Plot of Three People's Ages

# Create a List of Labels for x-axis
names = ["Brad", "Bill", "Bob"]

# Create a List of Values (Same Length as Names List)
ages = [9, 5, 10]

# Make the Chart
plt.bar(names, ages)

# Show the Chart
plt.show()

Example 2: how to increase bar width in python matplogtlib

#plt stands for matplotlib.pyplot
#simple way to increase width of a bar in a bar graph
#I will eventually write out another solution for increasing width bars.
#This solution with solve a more complexed problem for increasing width bars in a bar graph.


plt.bar(x, y, width=30)