.. _pylab_examples-pie_demo:

pylab_examples example code: pie_demo.py
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    """
    Make a pie chart - see
    http://matplotlib.sf.net/matplotlib.pylab.html#-pie for the docstring.
    
    This example shows a basic pie chart with labels optional features,
    like autolabeling the percentage, offsetting a slice with "explode",
    adding a shadow, and changing the starting angle.
    
    """
    from pylab import *
    
    # make a square figure and axes
    figure(1, figsize=(6,6))
    ax = axes([0.1, 0.1, 0.8, 0.8])
    
    # The slices will be ordered and plotted counter-clockwise.
    labels = 'Frogs', 'Hogs', 'Dogs', 'Logs'
    fracs = [15, 30, 45, 10]
    explode=(0, 0.05, 0, 0)
    
    pie(fracs, explode=explode, labels=labels,
                    autopct='%1.1f%%', shadow=True, startangle=90)
                    # The default startangle is 0, which would start
                    # the Frogs slice on the x-axis.  With startangle=90,
                    # everything is rotated counter-clockwise by 90 degrees,
                    # so the plotting starts on the positive y-axis.
    
    title('Raining Hogs and Dogs', bbox={'facecolor':'0.8', 'pad':5})
    
    show()
    

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