Python Data Analysis Cookbook

Matplotlib

The following method is used to get or set axis properties. For example, axis('off') turns off the axis lines and labels:

matplotlib.pyplot.axis(*v, **kwargs)

The following argument creates a new figure:

matplotlib.pyplot.figure(num=None, figsize=None, dpi=None, facecolor=None, edgecolor=None, frameon=True, FigureClass=<class 'matplotlib.figure.Figure'>, **kwargs)

The following argument turns the plot grids on or off:

matplotlib.pyplot.grid(b=None, which='major', axis='both', **kwargs)

The following argument plots a histogram:

matplotlib.pyplot.hist(x, bins=10, range=None, normed=False, weights=None, cumulative=False, bottom=None, histtype='bar', align='mid', orientation='vertical', rwidth=None, log=False, color=None, label=None, stacked=False, ...