Plots.jl/docs/pyplot_examples.md
Thomas Breloff a9062b0611 examples
2015-09-17 17:11:25 -04:00

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Examples for backend: pyplot

  • Supported arguments: args, axis, color, kwargs, label, legend, linestyle, linetype, marker, markercolor, markersize, nbins, size, title, width, windowtitle, xlabel, ylabel, yrightlabel
  • Supported values for axis: :auto, :left, :right
  • Supported values for linetype: :none, :line, :step, :stepinverted, :sticks, :scatter, :heatmap, :hexbin, :hist, :bar
  • Supported values for linestyle: :auto, :solid, :dash, :dot, :dashdot
  • Supported values for marker: :none, :auto, :rect, :ellipse, :diamond, :utriangle, :dtriangle, :cross, :xcross, :star1, :hexagon
  • Is subplot/subplot! supported? No

Initialize

using Plots
pyplot!()

Lines

A simple line plot of the 3 columns.

plot(rand(100,3))

Functions

Plot multiple functions. You can also put the function first.

plot(0:0.01:4π,[sin,cos])

You can also call it with plot(f, xmin, xmax).

plot([sin,cos],0,4π)

Or make a parametric plot (i.e. plot: (fx(u), fy(u))) with plot(fx, fy, umin, umax).

plot(sin,(x->begin  # /home/tom/.julia/v0.4/Plots/docs/example_generation.jl, line 33:
            sin(2x)
        end),0,2π,legend=false)

Global

Change the guides/background without a separate call.

plot(rand(10); title="TITLE",xlabel="XLABEL",ylabel="YLABEL",background_color=RGB(0.5,0.5,0.5))

Two-axis

Use the axis or axiss arguments.

Note: Currently only supported with Qwt and PyPlot

plot(Vector[randn(100),randn(100) * 100]; axiss=[:left,:right],ylabel="LEFT",yrightlabel="RIGHT")

Vectors w/ pluralized args

Plot multiple series with different numbers of points. Mix arguments that apply to all series (singular... see marker) with arguments unique to each series (pluralized... see colors).

plot(Vector[rand(10),rand(20)]; marker=:ellipse,markersize=8,colors=[:red,:blue])

Build plot in pieces

Start with a base plot...

plot(rand(100) / 3; reg=true,fillto=0)

and add to it later.

scatter!(rand(100); markersize=6,color=:blue)

Heatmaps

heatmap(randn(10000),randn(10000); nbins=100)

Line types

types = intersect(supportedTypes(),[:line,:step,:stepinverted,:sticks,:scatter])
n = length(types)
x = Vector[sort(rand(20)) for i = 1:n]
y = rand(20,n)
plot(x,y; linetypes=types,labels=map(string,types))

Line styles

styles = setdiff(supportedStyles(),[:auto])
plot(rand(20,length(styles)); linestyle=:auto,labels=map(string,styles))

Marker types

markers = setdiff(supportedMarkers(),[:none,:auto])
scatter(0.5:9.5,[fill(i - 0.5,10) for i = length(markers):-1:1]; marker=:auto,labels=map(string,markers),markersize=10)

Bar

x is the midpoint of the bar. (todo: allow passing of edges instead of midpoints)

bar(randn(1000))

Histogram

note: fillto isn't supported on all backends

histogram(randn(1000); nbins=50,fillto=20)