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"""
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Line-style reference
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Reference for line-styles included with Matplotlib.
"""
import numpy as np
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
color = 'cornflowerblue'
points = np.ones(5) # Draw 5 points for each line
text_style = dict(horizontalalignment='right', verticalalignment='center',
fontsize=12, fontdict={'family': 'monospace'})
def format_axes(ax):
ax.margins(0.2)
ax.set_axis_off()
def nice_repr(text):
return repr(text).lstrip('u')
# Plot all line styles.
fig, ax = plt.subplots()
linestyles = ['-', '--', '-.', ':']
for y, linestyle in enumerate(linestyles):
ax.text(-0.1, y, nice_repr(linestyle), **text_style)
ax.plot(y * points, linestyle=linestyle, color=color, linewidth=3)
format_axes(ax)
ax.set_title('line styles')
plt.show()
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