Colors and Styles - ( Matplotlib Plots )

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Syntax

import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

plt.plot(x, y, color='color_name', linestyle='linestyle_name')

Example

import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

x = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
y = [10, 8, 6, 4, 2]

# plot with red dashed line
plt.plot(x, y, color='red', linestyle='--')

plt.show()

Output

The above code will generate a plot with a red dashed line.

Explanation

Matplotlib is a Python plotting library that provides various options to customize plots. In this tutorial, we will learn how to use colors and styles to customize our plots.

We use the plt.plot() function to generate a plot. Here, we pass the x and y coordinates of the points we want to plot. We can customize the line color and style using the color and linestyle parameters, respectively.

In the above example, we plot the x and y coordinates with a red dashed line. This is achieved by passing color='red' and linestyle='--' as parameters to the plt.plot() function.

Use

Customizing colors and styles of plots can help us in better presenting data visualizations. We can use different colors and styles to distinguish between different patterns and make our plots more informative.

Important Points

• Matplotlib provides various options to customize plot colors and styles
• We use the color and linestyle parameters to change line color and style, respectively
• Colors can be specified using color names or RGB values
• Line styles can be specified using linestyle names or dash patterns

Summary

In conclusion, customizing colors and styles of plots is an important aspect of data visualization. Matplotlib provides various options to customize plot colors and styles to make our plots more informative. We use the plt.plot() function to generate a plot and specify colors and styles using the color and linestyle parameters. We can use different colors and styles to distinguish between different patterns in our data.