Basic plots with Matplotlib

Intermediate Python

Hugo Bowne-Anderson

Data Scientist at DataCamp

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Data visualization

¹ Source: GapMinder, Wealth and Health of Nations

import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

year = [1950, 1970, 1990, 2010]

pop = [2.519, 3.692, 5.263, 6.972]

plt.plot(year, pop)

plt.show()

import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
year = [1950, 1970, 1990, 2010]
pop = [2.519, 3.692, 5.263, 6.972]
plt.plot(year, pop)
plt.show()

import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
year = [1950, 1970, 1990, 2010]
pop = [2.519, 3.692, 5.263, 6.972]
plt.scatter(year, pop)
plt.show()

Intermediate Python