Python For Data Science Cheat Sheet Plot Anatomy & Workflow

Plot Anatomy Workflow

Matplotlib Axes/Subplot The basic steps to creating plots with matplotlib are:
Learn Python Interactively at www.DataCamp.com 1 Prepare data 2 Create plot 3 Plot 4 Customize plot 5 Save plot 6 Show plot
>>> import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
>>> x = [1,2,3,4] Step 1
>>> y = [10,20,25,30]
>>> fig = plt.figure() Step 2
Matplotlib Y-axis Figure >>> ax = fig.add_subplot(111) Step 3
>>> ax.plot(x, y, color='lightblue', linewidth=3) Step 3, 4
Matplotlib is a Python 2D plotting library which produces >>> ax.scatter([2,4,6],
publication-quality figures in a variety of hardcopy formats [5,15,25],
color='darkgreen',
and interactive environments across marker='^')
platforms. >>> ax.set_xlim(1, 6.5)
X-axis
>>> plt.savefig('foo.png')

1 Prepare The Data Also see Lists & NumPy

>>> plt.show() Step 6

1D Data 4 Customize Plot

>>> import numpy as np Colors, Color Bars & Color Maps Mathtext
>>> x = np.linspace(0, 10, 100)
>>> y = np.cos(x) >>> plt.plot(x, x, x, x**2, x, x**3) >>> plt.title(r'$sigma_i=15$', fontsize=20)
>>> z = np.sin(x) >>> ax.plot(x, y, alpha = 0.4)
>>> ax.plot(x, y, c='k') Limits, Legends & Layouts
2D Data or Images >>> fig.colorbar(im, orientation='horizontal')
>>> im = ax.imshow(img, Limits & Autoscaling
>>> data = 2 * np.random.random((10, 10)) cmap='seismic')
>>> data2 = 3 * np.random.random((10, 10)) >>> ax.margins(x=0.0,y=0.1) Add padding to a plot
>>> Y, X = np.mgrid[-3:3:100j, -3:3:100j] >>> ax.axis('equal') Set the aspect ratio of the plot to 1
Markers >>> ax.set(xlim=[0,10.5],ylim=[-1.5,1.5]) Set limits for x-and y-axis
>>> U = -1 - X**2 + Y
>>> V = 1 + X - Y**2 >>> fig, ax = plt.subplots() >>> ax.set_xlim(0,10.5) Set limits for x-axis
>>> from matplotlib.cbook import get_sample_data >>> ax.scatter(x,y,marker=".") Legends
>>> img = np.load(get_sample_data('axes_grid/bivariate_normal.npy')) >>> ax.plot(x,y,marker="o") >>> ax.set(title='An Example Axes', Set a title and x-and y-axis labels
ylabel='Y-Axis',
Linestyles xlabel='X-Axis')
2 Create Plot >>>
>>>
plt.plot(x,y,linewidth=4.0)
plt.plot(x,y,ls='solid')
>>> ax.legend(loc='best')
Ticks
No overlapping plot elements

>>> import matplotlib.pyplot as plt >>> ax.xaxis.set(ticks=range(1,5), Manually set x-ticks

>>> plt.plot(x,y,ls='--') ticklabels=[3,100,-12,"foo"])
Figure >>> plt.plot(x,y,'--',x**2,y**2,'-.') >>> ax.tick_params(axis='y', Make y-ticks longer and go in and out
>>> plt.setp(lines,color='r',linewidth=4.0) direction='inout',
>>> fig = plt.figure() length=10)
>>> fig2 = plt.figure(figsize=plt.figaspect(2.0)) Text & Annotations
Subplot Spacing
Axes >>> ax.text(1, >>> fig3.subplots_adjust(wspace=0.5, Adjust the spacing between subplots
-2.1, hspace=0.3,
All plotting is done with respect to an Axes. In most cases, a 'Example Graph', left=0.125,
style='italic') right=0.9,
subplot will fit your needs. A subplot is an axes on a grid system. >>> ax.annotate("Sine", top=0.9,
>>> fig.add_axes() xy=(8, 0), bottom=0.1)
>>> ax1 = fig.add_subplot(221) # row-col-num xycoords='data', >>> fig.tight_layout() Fit subplot(s) in to the figure area
xytext=(10.5, 0),
>>> ax3 = fig.add_subplot(212) textcoords='data', Axis Spines
>>> fig3, axes = plt.subplots(nrows=2,ncols=2) arrowprops=dict(arrowstyle="->", >>> ax1.spines['top'].set_visible(False) Make the top axis line for a plot invisible
>>> fig4, axes2 = plt.subplots(ncols=3) connectionstyle="arc3"),) >>> ax1.spines['bottom'].set_position(('outward',10)) Move the bottom axis line outward

3 Plotting Routines 5 Save Plot

Save figures
1D Data Vector Fields >>> plt.savefig('foo.png')
>>> lines = ax.plot(x,y) Draw points with lines or markers connecting them >>> axes[0,1].arrow(0,0,0.5,0.5) Add an arrow to the axes Save transparent figures
>>> ax.scatter(x,y) Draw unconnected points, scaled or colored >>> axes[1,1].quiver(y,z) Plot a 2D field of arrows >>> plt.savefig('foo.png', transparent=True)
>>> axes[0,0].bar([1,2,3],[3,4,5]) Plot vertical rectangles (constant width) >>> axes[0,1].streamplot(X,Y,U,V) Plot 2D vector fields
>>> axes[1,0].barh([0.5,1,2.5],[0,1,2])
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Plot horiontal rectangles (constant height)
>>> axes[1,1].axhline(0.45) Draw a horizontal line across axes Data Distributions Show Plot
>>> axes[0,1].axvline(0.65) Draw a vertical line across axes >>> ax1.hist(y) Plot a histogram
>>> ax.fill(x,y,color='blue') Draw filled polygons >>> ax3.boxplot(y) Make a box and whisker plot >>> plt.show()
>>> ax.fill_between(x,y,color='yellow') Fill between y-values and 0 >>> ax3.violinplot(z) Make a violin plot
2D Data or Images Close & Clear
>>> fig, ax = plt.subplots() >>> plt.cla() Clear an axis
>>> axes2[0].pcolor(data2) Pseudocolor plot of 2D array >>> plt.clf() Clear the entire figure
>>> im = ax.imshow(img, Colormapped or RGB arrays >>> axes2[0].pcolormesh(data) Pseudocolor plot of 2D array
cmap='gist_earth', >>> plt.close() Close a window
interpolation='nearest', >>> CS = plt.contour(Y,X,U) Plot contours
vmin=-2, >>> axes2[2].contourf(data1) Plot filled contours
vmax=2) >>> axes2[2]= ax.clabel(CS) Label a contour plot DataCamp
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