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Plotting x and y points
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SciPy Tutorial The plot() function is used to draw points (markers) in a diagram.
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By default, the plot() function draws a line from point to point.
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The function takes parameters for specifying points in the diagram.
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Draw a line in a diagram from position (1, 3) to position (8, 10):

import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

import numpy as np

xpoints = np.array([1, 8])

ypoints = np.array([3, 10])

plt.plot(xpoints, ypoints)
plt.show()

Result:

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The x-axis is the horizontal axis.

The y-axis is the vertical axis.

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Plotting Without Line

To plot only the markers, you can use shortcut string notation parameter 'o', which means 'rings'.

Example
Draw two points in the diagram, one at position (1, 3) and one in position (8, 10):

import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

import numpy as np

xpoints = np.array([1, 8])

ypoints = np.array([3, 10])

plt.plot(xpoints, ypoints, 'o')

plt.show()

Result:

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You will learn more about markers in the next chapter.

Multiple Points
You can plot as many points as you like, just make sure you have the same number of points in both axis.

Example
Draw a line in a diagram from position (1, 3) to (2, 8) then to (6, 1) and finally to position (8, 10):

import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

import numpy as np

xpoints = np.array([1, 2, 6, 8])

ypoints = np.array([3, 8, 1, 10])

plt.plot(xpoints, ypoints)
plt.show()

Result:

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Default X-Points
If we do not specify the points on the x-axis, they will get the default values 0, 1, 2, 3 (etc., depending on the length of the y-
points.

So, if we take the same example as above, and leave out the x-points, the diagram will look like this:

Example
Plotting without x-points:

import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

import numpy as np

ypoints = np.array([3, 8, 1, 10, 5, 7])

plt.plot(ypoints)
plt.show()

Result:

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The x-points in the example above are [0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5].

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