Chapter 1. First Steps
In this chapter, we will cover:
- Installing matplotlib
- Plotting one curve
- Using NumPy
- Plotting multiple curves
- Plotting curves from file data
- Plotting points
- Plotting bar charts
- Plotting multiple bar charts
- Plotting stacked bar charts
- Plotting back-to-back bar charts
- Plotting pie charts
- Plotting histograms
- Plotting boxplots
- Plotting triangulations
Introduction
matplotlib makes scientific plotting very straightforward. matplotlib is not the first attempt at making the plotting of graphs easy. What matplotlib brings is a modern solution to the balance between ease of use and power. matplotlib is a module for Python, a programming language. In this chapter, we will provide a quick overview of what using matplotlib feels like. Minimalistic recipes ...
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