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Explore the Matplotlib API

Explore the Matplotlib API - Python Tutorial

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Explore the Matplotlib API

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Now, we're going to see exactly how the API works and how it leverages the concepts and definitions we just discussed. The figure object, as we mentioned, represents the full figure, and it's this object that controls the way in which the figure is displayed, and how it appears in the final product. It has a series of methods or a number of methods that we're going to be using. In particular, gca get current access will return the current access object. So this is the access object for which any calls will get redirected to. In the case of multiple access objects, multiple subplots for the figure, you can have more than one access object, and this will return whichever one is active right now. The .show method will display the figure in your screen, for example, or in your notebook. And finally, the SaveFig method allows you to save the figure in some type of format. Typically, the format is identified by the extension of the file name that you provide. You can also specify the…

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