July 2016
Beginner to intermediate
462 pages
9h 14m
English
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Configuring matplotlib
The matplotlib library allows configuration via the matplotlibrc files and Python code. The last option is what we are going to do in this recipe. Small configuration tweaks should not matter if your data analysis is strong. However, it doesn't hurt to have consistent and attractive plots. Another option is to apply stylesheets, which are files comparable to the matplotlibrc files. However, in my opinion, the best option is to use Seaborn on top of matplotlib. I will discuss Seaborn and matplotlib in more detail in Chapter 2, Creating Attractive Data Visualizations.
Getting ready
You need to install matplotlib for this recipe. Visit http://matplotlib.org/users/installing.html (retrieved July 2015) for more information. I have ...