How can I change the style of my Matplotlib plots?

How can I change the style of my Matplotlib plots?

You can change the style of your Matplotlib plots using the plt.style.use() function. Matplotlib comes with several built-in styles like 'ggplot', 'seaborn', and 'classic'. Just call the function with the desired style name before creating your plot.

Can you show me an example of using a specific style?

Sure! Here's a simple example:

import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

plt.style.use('ggplot')

x = [1, 2, 3, 4]
y = [10, 20, 25, 30]

plt.plot(x, y)
plt.title('Example Plot with ggplot Style')
plt.show()

This will create a plot with the 'ggplot' style.

What other styles are available?

You can check the available styles by running print(plt.style.available). Some popular ones include 'seaborn-darkgrid', 'bmh', and 'fivethirtyeight'.

How do I create a custom style?

To create a custom style, you can define your own style parameters in a .mplstyle file or directly in your script using plt.rcParams. For example:

plt.rcParams['lines.linewidth'] = 2
plt.rcParams['axes.titlesize'] = 'large'

This will customize the line width and title size for your plots.