.. _pylab_examples-polar_bar:

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

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    #!/usr/bin/env python
    
    import numpy as np
    import matplotlib.cm as cm
    from matplotlib.pyplot import figure, show, rc
    
    
    # force square figure and square axes looks better for polar, IMO
    fig = figure(figsize=(8,8))
    ax = fig.add_axes([0.1, 0.1, 0.8, 0.8], polar=True)
    
    N = 20
    theta = np.arange(0.0, 2*np.pi, 2*np.pi/N)
    radii = 10*np.random.rand(N)
    width = np.pi/4*np.random.rand(N)
    bars = ax.bar(theta, radii, width=width, bottom=0.0)
    for r,bar in zip(radii, bars):
        bar.set_facecolor( cm.jet(r/10.))
        bar.set_alpha(0.5)
    
    show()
    

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