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matplotlib.pyplot.close

matplotlib.pyplot.close(fig=None)[source]

Close a figure window.

Parameters:
fig : None or int or str or Figure

The figure to close. There are a number of ways to specify this:

  • None: the current figure
  • Figure: the given Figure instance
  • int: a figure number
  • str: a figure name
  • 'all': all figures

Examples using matplotlib.pyplot.close