How can I create advanced plots using Matplotlib?

How can I create advanced plots using Matplotlib?

You can create advanced plots in Matplotlib by using features like subplots, 3D plotting, and custom styles. What specific type of plot are you interested in?

I'm interested in creating 3D surface plots.

To create a 3D surface plot, you can use the Axes3D class from mpl_toolkits.mplot3d. Do you have specific data you want to visualize?

Yes, I have a grid of X, Y, and Z values.

Great! You can use plot_surface method to create the surface plot. Would you like a code example?

Yes, please provide a code example.

Here's a simple example:

import numpy as np
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
from mpl_toolkits.mplot3d import Axes3D

X = np.linspace(-5, 5, 100)
Y = np.linspace(-5, 5, 100)
X, Y = np.meshgrid(X, Y)
Z = np.sin(np.sqrt(X**2 + Y**2))

fig = plt.figure()
ax = fig.add_subplot(111, projection='3d')
ax.plot_surface(X, Y, Z, cmap='viridis')
plt.show()

This will create a 3D surface plot of the sine function.