matplotlib.pyplot.bar_label

matplotlib.pyplot.bar_label(container, labels=None, *, fmt='%g', label_type='edge', padding=0, **kwargs) [source]

Label a bar plot.

Adds labels to bars in the given BarContainer. You may need to adjust the axis limits to fit the labels.

Parameters:

containerBarContainer Container with all the bars and optionally errorbars, likely returned from bar or barh. labelsarray-like, optional A list of label texts, that should be displayed. If not given, the label texts will be the data values formatted with fmt. fmtstr, default: '%g' A format string for the label. label_type{'edge', 'center'}, default: 'edge' The label type. Possible values: 'edge': label placed at the end-point of the bar segment, and the value displayed will be the position of that end-point. 'center': label placed in the center of the bar segment, and the value displayed will be the length of that segment. (useful for stacked bars, i.e., Bar Label Demo) paddingfloat, default: 0 Distance of label from the end of the bar, in points. **kwargs Any remaining keyword arguments are passed through to Axes.annotate.

Returns:

list of Text A list of Text instances for the labels.

Examples using matplotlib.pyplot.bar_label