Adam Murphy
If you’ve already learned how to make basic 3d plots in maptlotlib and want to take them to the next level, then look no further. In this article, I’ll teach you how to create the two most common 3D plots (surface and wireframe plots) and a step-by-step method you can use to create any shape … Read more
Are you tired with the same old 2D plots? Do you want to take your plots to the next level? Well look no further, it’s time to learn how to make 3D plots in matplotlib. In addition to import matplotlib.pyplot as plt and calling plt.show(), to create a 3D plot in matplotlib, you need to: … Read more
Do you want to plot numerical data? And do it in a beautiful, engaging, and scientifically sound way? And do all of this in a few simple lines of code? You’re in the right place! A great way to plot numerical data is the matplotlib boxplot. It displays the median, the interquartile range, and outliers … Read more
You’ve plotted some data in Matplotlib but you don’t know which data shows what? It’s time for a legend! How to add a legend in Python’s Matplotlib library? Label it with the label keyword argument in your plot method. Before plt.show(), call plt.legend() your plot will be displayed with a legend. Here’s the minimal example: … Read more
I’ve always struggled with the plt.imshow() method of Python’s matplotlib library. To help you and I master it, I’ve written the most in-depth resource about it on the web. As a bonus resource, you can play my walkthrough video that takes you through all the code in this article: To show an image in matplotlib, … Read more
Too much stuff happening in a single plot? No problem—use multiple subplots! This in-depth tutorial shows you everything you need to know to get started with Matplotlib’s subplot() function. If you want, just hit “play” and watch the explainer video. I’ll then guide you through the tutorial: To create a matplotlib subplot with any number … Read more
Too much stuff happening in a single plot? No problem—use multiple subplots! This in-depth tutorial shows you everything you need to know to get started with Matplotlib’s subplots() function. If you want, just hit “play” and watch the explainer video. I’ll then guide you through the tutorial: Let’s start with the short answer on how … Read more