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        "\n# Stem plot\n\n`~.pyplot.stem` plots vertical lines from a baseline to the y-coordinate and\nplaces a marker at the tip.\n"
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        "import matplotlib.pyplot as plt\nimport numpy as np\n\nx = np.linspace(0.1, 2 * np.pi, 41)\ny = np.exp(np.sin(x))\n\nplt.stem(x, y)\nplt.show()"
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        "The position of the baseline can be adapted using *bottom*.\nThe parameters *linefmt*, *markerfmt*, and *basefmt* control basic format\nproperties of the plot. However, in contrast to `~.pyplot.plot` not all\nproperties are configurable via keyword arguments. For more advanced\ncontrol adapt the line objects returned by `.pyplot`.\n\n"
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        "markerline, stemlines, baseline = plt.stem(\n    x, y, linefmt='grey', markerfmt='D', bottom=1.1)\nmarkerline.set_markerfacecolor('none')\nplt.show()"
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        ".. admonition:: References\n\n   The use of the following functions, methods, classes and modules is shown\n   in this example:\n\n   - `matplotlib.axes.Axes.stem` / `matplotlib.pyplot.stem`\n\n.. tags::\n\n   plot-type: stem\n   level: beginner\n\n"
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