plt.subplots() is a function that returns a tuple containing a figure and axes object(s). Thus when using fig, ax = plt.subplots() you unpack this tuple into the variables fig and ax. Having fig is useful if you want to change figure-level attributes or save the figure as an image file later (e.g. with fig.savefig(‘yourfilename.png’)). You certainly don’t have to use the returned figure object … Read more
If you are using conda, you need to install seaborn with the version specified: Once your seaborn 0.9.0 is installed properly, you should be able to use the lineplot function (at least it works on mine). That way you don’t have to go outside of the conda ecosystem and use seaborn with pip.
How do you change the size of figure drawn with Matplotlib?
I am trying to plot a histogram using the matplotlib.hist() function but I am not sure how to do it. I have a list and a list of names(strings). How do I make the probability as my y-value of each bar and names as x-values?
figure tells you the call signature: figure(figsize=(1,1)) would create an inch-by-inch image, which would be 80-by-80 pixels unless you also give a different dpi argument.