.. _pylab_examples-barh_demo:

pylab_examples example code: barh_demo.py
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.. plot:: /home/mdboom/Work/builds/matplotlib/doc/mpl_examples/pylab_examples/barh_demo.py

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    #!/usr/bin/env python
    # make a horizontal bar chart
    
    from pylab import *
    val = 3+10*rand(5)    # the bar lengths
    pos = arange(5)+.5    # the bar centers on the y axis
    
    figure(1)
    barh(pos,val, align='center')
    yticks(pos, ('Tom', 'Dick', 'Harry', 'Slim', 'Jim'))
    xlabel('Performance')
    title('How fast do you want to go today?')
    grid(True)
    
    figure(2)
    barh(pos,val, xerr=rand(5), ecolor='r', align='center')
    yticks(pos, ('Tom', 'Dick', 'Harry', 'Slim', 'Jim'))
    xlabel('Performance')
    
    show()
    

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