Matplotlib in Python

The abline function in R can be used to add a straight line to a plot. Unfortunately this function doesn’t exist in…

You can use the following basic syntax to modify the color of a histogram in Matplotlib: plt.hist(data, color = “lightblue”, ec=”red”) where:…

You can use the cmap argument in Matplotlib to easily display images on a grayscale. The following example shows how to use…

You can use the following basic syntax to create subplots in Matplotlib: import matplotlib.pyplot as plt #define figure fig = plt.figure() #add…

You can use the following basic syntax to reverse the x-axis and y-axis in Matplotlib: plt.gca().invert_xaxis() plt.gca().invert_yaxis() The following example shows how…

You can use the following basic syntax to set the axis ticks in a Matplotlib plot: #set x-axis ticks (step size=2) plt.xticks(np.arange(min(x),…

You can use the following basic syntax to add a title to a subplot in Matplotlib: ax[0, 1].set_title(‘Subplot Title’) The following examples…

You can use the following code to display and store Matplotlib plots within a Python Jupyter notebook: %matplotlib inline Here’s how this…

The easiest way to create a Matplotlib plot with two y axes is to use the twinx() function. The following example shows…

You can use the following chunk of code to change the order of items in a Matplotlib legend: #get handles and labels…