.. _style_sheets-plot_dark_background: style_sheets example code: plot_dark_background.py ================================================== .. plot:: /home/tcaswell/other_source/matplotlib/doc/mpl_examples/style_sheets/plot_dark_background.py :: """ This example demonstrates the "dark_background" style, which uses white for elements that are typically black (text, borders, etc). Note, however, that not all plot elements default to colors defined by an rc parameter. """ import numpy as np import matplotlib.pyplot as plt plt.style.use('dark_background') L = 6 x = np.linspace(0, L) ncolors = len(plt.rcParams['axes.color_cycle']) shift = np.linspace(0, L, ncolors, endpoint=False) for s in shift: plt.plot(x, np.sin(x + s), 'o-') plt.xlabel('x-axis') plt.ylabel('y-axis') plt.title('title') plt.show() Keywords: python, matplotlib, pylab, example, codex (see :ref:`how-to-search-examples`)