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A. PajankarHands-on Matplotlibhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-7410-1_11

11. 3D Visualizations in Matplotlib

Ashwin Pajankar1  
(1)
Nashik, Maharashtra, India
 

In the previous chapter, you learned how to work with colors in Matplotlib.

In this chapter, you will learn how to work with 3D visualizations. The following are the topics you will learn about in this chapter:
  • Plotting 3D lines, scatter plots, and contours

  • Working with wireframes, surfaces, and sample data

  • Plotting bar graphs

  • Plotting quiver and stem plots

  • Working with 3D volumes

Wireframes, surfaces, and 3D contours are used to show volumetric data. Bar graphs are used to show categorical data. Quiver plots ...

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