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==Installation== | |||
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pip install matplotlib | |||
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==Usage== | |||
Usually you import as follows | |||
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import matplotlib.pyplot as plt | |||
</syntaxhighlight> | |||
===Saving a plot=== | |||
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plt.savefig("my_figure.png", dpi=450) | |||
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===Fonts=== | |||
[https://stackoverflow.com/questions/3899980/how-to-change-the-font-size-on-a-matplotlib-plot Reference]<br> | |||
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SMALL_SIZE = 8 | |||
MEDIUM_SIZE = 10 | |||
BIGGER_SIZE = 12 | |||
plt.rc('font', size=SMALL_SIZE) # controls default text sizes | |||
plt.rc('axes', titlesize=SMALL_SIZE) # fontsize of the axes title | |||
plt.rc('axes', labelsize=MEDIUM_SIZE) # fontsize of the x and y labels | |||
plt.rc('xtick', labelsize=SMALL_SIZE) # fontsize of the tick labels | |||
plt.rc('ytick', labelsize=SMALL_SIZE) # fontsize of the tick labels | |||
plt.rc('legend', fontsize=SMALL_SIZE) # legend fontsize | |||
plt.rc('figure', titlesize=BIGGER_SIZE) # fontsize of the figure title | |||
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Revision as of 13:15, 12 December 2019
Matplotlib is used for making plots in Python
Installation
pip install matplotlib
Usage
Usually you import as follows
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
Saving a plot
plt.savefig("my_figure.png", dpi=450)
Fonts
SMALL_SIZE = 8
MEDIUM_SIZE = 10
BIGGER_SIZE = 12
plt.rc('font', size=SMALL_SIZE) # controls default text sizes
plt.rc('axes', titlesize=SMALL_SIZE) # fontsize of the axes title
plt.rc('axes', labelsize=MEDIUM_SIZE) # fontsize of the x and y labels
plt.rc('xtick', labelsize=SMALL_SIZE) # fontsize of the tick labels
plt.rc('ytick', labelsize=SMALL_SIZE) # fontsize of the tick labels
plt.rc('legend', fontsize=SMALL_SIZE) # legend fontsize
plt.rc('figure', titlesize=BIGGER_SIZE) # fontsize of the figure title