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== Project steps == |
== Project steps == |
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=== Create a basic plot === |
=== 1. Create a basic plot === |
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<pre>x_values = [ |
<pre>x_values = [0, 4, 7, 20, 22, 25] |
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y_values = [0, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32] |
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pyplot.plot(x_values, y_values, "o-")</pre> |
pyplot.plot(x_values, y_values, "o-")</pre> |
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Note how matplotlib automatically resizes the graph to fit all of the points in the figure for you. |
Note how matplotlib automatically resizes the graph to fit all of the points in the figure for you. |
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Read about how to generate random integers on http://docs.python.org/library/random.html#random.randint. |
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Then, instead of hard-coding x values and y values in <code>basic_plot.py</code>, generate a list of random y values. |
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An example plot using random y values might look like this: |
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[File:Basic_plot.png|300px] |
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=== Plotting the world population over time === |
=== 2. Plotting the world population over time === |
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