matplotlib.pyplot

Provides a MATLAB-like plotting framework.

pylab combines pyplot with numpy into a single namespace. This is convenient for interactive work, but for programming it is recommended that the namespaces be kept separate, e.g.:

import numpy as np
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

x = np.arange(0, 5, 0.1);
y = np.sin(x)
plt.plot(x, y)

Functions

acorr(x[, hold, data])	Plot the autocorrelation of x.
angle_spectrum(x[, Fs, Fc, window, pad_to, …])	Plot the angle spectrum.
annotate(*args, **kwargs)	Annotate the point xy with text s.
arrow(x, y, dx, dy[, hold])	Add an arrow to the axes.
autoscale([enable, axis, tight])	Autoscale the axis view to the data (toggle).
autumn()	set the default colormap to autumn and apply to current image if any.
axes(*args, **kwargs)	Add an axes to the figure.
axhline([y, xmin, xmax, hold])	Add a horizontal line across the axis.
axhspan(ymin, ymax[, xmin, xmax, hold])	Add a horizontal span (rectangle) across the axis.
axis(*v, **kwargs)	Convenience method to get or set axis properties.
axvline([x, ymin, ymax, hold])	Add a vertical line across the axes.
axvspan(xmin, xmax[, ymin, ymax, hold])	Add a vertical span (rectangle) across the axes.
bar(*args, **kwargs)	Make a bar plot.
barbs(*args, **kw)	Plot a 2-D field of barbs.
barh(*args, **kwargs)	Make a horizontal bar plot.
bone()	set the default colormap to bone and apply to current image if any.
box([on])	Turn the axes box on or off.
boxplot(x[, notch, sym, vert, whis, …])	Make a box and whisker plot.
broken_barh(xranges, yrange[, hold, data])	Plot horizontal bars.
cla()	Clear the current axes.
clabel(CS, *args, **kwargs)	Label a contour plot.
clf()	Clear the current figure.
clim([vmin, vmax])	Set the color limits of the current image.
close(*args)	Close a figure window.
cohere(x, y[, NFFT, Fs, Fc, detrend, …])	Plot the coherence between x and y.
colorbar([mappable, cax, ax])	Add a colorbar to a plot.
colors()	Deprecated since version 2.1.
connect(s, func)	Connect event with string s to func.
contour(*args, **kwargs)	Plot contours.
contourf(*args, **kwargs)	Plot contours.
cool()	set the default colormap to cool and apply to current image if any.
copper()	set the default colormap to copper and apply to current image if any.
csd(x, y[, NFFT, Fs, Fc, detrend, window, …])	Plot the cross-spectral density.
delaxes(*args)	Remove an axes from the current figure.
disconnect(cid)	Disconnect callback id cid
draw()	Redraw the current figure.
errorbar(x, y[, yerr, xerr, fmt, ecolor, …])	Plot an errorbar graph.
eventplot(positions[, orientation, …])	Plot identical parallel lines at the given positions.
figimage(*args, **kwargs)	Adds a non-resampled image to the figure.
figlegend(*args, **kwargs)	Place a legend in the figure.
fignum_exists(num)
figtext(*args, **kwargs)	Add text to figure.
figure([num, figsize, dpi, facecolor, …])	Creates a new figure.
fill(*args, **kwargs)	Plot filled polygons.
fill_between(x, y1[, y2, where, …])	Make filled polygons between two curves.
fill_betweenx(y, x1[, x2, where, step, …])	Make filled polygons between two horizontal curves.
findobj([o, match, include_self])	Find artist objects.
flag()	set the default colormap to flag and apply to current image if any.
gca(**kwargs)	Get the current Axes instance on the current figure matching the given keyword args, or create one.
gcf()	Get a reference to the current figure.
gci()	Get the current colorable artist.
get_current_fig_manager()
get_figlabels()	Return a list of existing figure labels.
get_fignums()	Return a list of existing figure numbers.
get_plot_commands()	Get a sorted list of all of the plotting commands.
ginput(*args, **kwargs)	Blocking call to interact with a figure.
gray()	set the default colormap to gray and apply to current image if any.
grid([b, which, axis])	Turn the axes grids on or off.
hexbin(x, y[, C, gridsize, bins, xscale, …])	Make a hexagonal binning plot.
hist(x[, bins, range, density, weights, …])	Plot a histogram.
hist2d(x, y[, bins, range, normed, weights, …])	Make a 2D histogram plot.
hlines(y, xmin, xmax[, colors, linestyles, …])	Plot horizontal lines at each y from xmin to xmax.
hold([b])	Deprecated since version 2.0.
hot()	set the default colormap to hot and apply to current image if any.
hsv()	set the default colormap to hsv and apply to current image if any.
imread(*args, **kwargs)	Read an image from a file into an array.
imsave(*args, **kwargs)	Save an array as in image file.
imshow(X[, cmap, norm, aspect, …])	Display an image on the axes.
inferno()	set the default colormap to inferno and apply to current image if any.
install_repl_displayhook()	Install a repl display hook so that any stale figure are automatically redrawn when control is returned to the repl.
ioff()	Turn interactive mode off.
ion()	Turn interactive mode on.
ishold()	Deprecated since version 2.0.
isinteractive()	Return status of interactive mode.
jet()	set the default colormap to jet and apply to current image if any.
legend(*args, **kwargs)	Places a legend on the axes.
locator_params([axis, tight])	Control behavior of tick locators.
loglog(*args, **kwargs)	Make a plot with log scaling on both the x and y axis.
magma()	set the default colormap to magma and apply to current image if any.
magnitude_spectrum(x[, Fs, Fc, window, …])	Plot the magnitude spectrum.
margins(*args, **kw)	Set or retrieve autoscaling margins.
matshow(A[, fignum])	Display an array as a matrix in a new figure window.
minorticks_off()	Remove minor ticks from the current plot.
minorticks_on()	Display minor ticks on the current plot.
nipy_spectral()	set the default colormap to nipy_spectral and apply to current image if any.
over(func, *args, **kwargs)	Deprecated since version 2.0.
pause(interval)	Pause for interval seconds.
pcolor(*args, **kwargs)	Create a pseudocolor plot of a 2-D array.
pcolormesh(*args, **kwargs)	Plot a quadrilateral mesh.
phase_spectrum(x[, Fs, Fc, window, pad_to, …])	Plot the phase spectrum.
pie(x[, explode, labels, colors, autopct, …])	Plot a pie chart.
pink()	set the default colormap to pink and apply to current image if any.
plasma()	set the default colormap to plasma and apply to current image if any.
plot(*args, **kwargs)	Plot lines and/or markers to the Axes.
plot_date(x, y[, fmt, tz, xdate, ydate, …])	A plot with data that contains dates.
plotfile(fname[, cols, plotfuncs, comments, …])	Plot the data in a file.
polar(*args, **kwargs)	Make a polar plot.
prism()	set the default colormap to prism and apply to current image if any.
psd(x[, NFFT, Fs, Fc, detrend, window, …])	Plot the power spectral density.
quiver(*args, **kw)	Plot a 2-D field of arrows.
quiverkey(*args, **kw)	Add a key to a quiver plot.
rc(*args, **kwargs)	Set the current rc params.
rc_context([rc, fname])	Return a context manager for managing rc settings.
rcdefaults()	Restore the rc params from Matplotlib’s internal defaults.
rgrids(*args, **kwargs)	Get or set the radial gridlines on a polar plot.
savefig(*args, **kwargs)	Save the current figure.
sca(ax)	Set the current Axes instance to ax.
scatter(x, y[, s, c, marker, cmap, norm, …])	Make a scatter plot of x vs y.
sci(im)	Set the current image.
semilogx(*args, **kwargs)	Make a plot with log scaling on the x axis.
semilogy(*args, **kwargs)	Make a plot with log scaling on the y axis.
set_cmap(cmap)	Set the default colormap.
setp(*args, **kwargs)	Set a property on an artist object.
show(*args, **kw)	Display a figure.
specgram(x[, NFFT, Fs, Fc, detrend, window, …])	Plot a spectrogram.
spectral()	set the default colormap to spectral and apply to current image if any.
spring()	set the default colormap to spring and apply to current image if any.
spy(Z[, precision, marker, markersize, aspect])	Plot the sparsity pattern on a 2-D array.
stackplot(x, *args, **kwargs)	Draws a stacked area plot.
stem(*args, **kwargs)	Create a stem plot.
step(x, y, *args, **kwargs)	Make a step plot.
streamplot(x, y, u, v[, density, linewidth, …])	Draws streamlines of a vector flow.
subplot(*args, **kwargs)	Return a subplot axes positioned by the given grid definition.
subplot2grid(shape, loc[, rowspan, colspan, fig])	Create a subplot in a grid.
subplot_tool([targetfig])	Launch a subplot tool window for a figure.
subplots([nrows, ncols, sharex, sharey, …])	Create a figure and a set of subplots
subplots_adjust(*args, **kwargs)	Tune the subplot layout.
summer()	set the default colormap to summer and apply to current image if any.
suptitle(*args, **kwargs)	Add a centered title to the figure.
switch_backend(newbackend)	Switch the default backend.
table(**kwargs)	Add a table to the current axes.
text(x, y, s[, fontdict, withdash])	Add text to the axes.
thetagrids(*args, **kwargs)	Get or set the theta locations of the gridlines in a polar plot.
tick_params([axis])	Change the appearance of ticks and tick labels.
ticklabel_format(**kwargs)	Change the ScalarFormatter used by default for linear axes.
tight_layout([pad, h_pad, w_pad, rect])	Automatically adjust subplot parameters to give specified padding.
title(s, *args, **kwargs)	Set a title of the current axes.
tricontour(*args, **kwargs)	Draw contours on an unstructured triangular grid.
tricontourf(*args, **kwargs)	Draw contours on an unstructured triangular grid.
tripcolor(*args, **kwargs)	Create a pseudocolor plot of an unstructured triangular grid.
triplot(*args, **kwargs)	Draw a unstructured triangular grid as lines and/or markers.
twinx([ax])	Make a second axes that shares the x-axis.
twiny([ax])	Make a second axes that shares the y-axis.
uninstall_repl_displayhook()	Uninstalls the matplotlib display hook.
violinplot(dataset[, positions, vert, …])	Make a violin plot.
viridis()	set the default colormap to viridis and apply to current image if any.
vlines(x, ymin, ymax[, colors, linestyles, …])	Plot vertical lines.
waitforbuttonpress(*args, **kwargs)	Blocking call to interact with the figure.
winter()	set the default colormap to winter and apply to current image if any.
xcorr(x, y[, normed, detrend, usevlines, …])	Plot the cross correlation between x and y.
xkcd([scale, length, randomness])	Turns on xkcd sketch-style drawing mode.
xlabel(s, *args, **kwargs)	Set the x axis label of the current axis.
xlim(*args, **kwargs)	Get or set the x limits of the current axes.
xscale(*args, **kwargs)	Set the scaling of the x-axis.
xticks(*args, **kwargs)	Get or set the x-limits of the current tick locations and labels.
ylabel(s, *args, **kwargs)	Set the y axis label of the current axis.
ylim(*args, **kwargs)	Get or set the y-limits of the current axes.
yscale(*args, **kwargs)	Set the scaling of the y-axis.
yticks(*args, **kwargs)	Get or set the y-limits of the current tick locations and labels.