.. only:: html
.. note::
:class: sphx-glr-download-link-note
Click :ref:`here ` to download the full example code
.. rst-class:: sphx-glr-example-title
.. _sphx_glr_gallery_showcase_xkcd.py:
====
XKCD
====
Shows how to create an xkcd-like plot.
.. code-block:: default
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import numpy as np
.. code-block:: default
with plt.xkcd():
# Based on "Stove Ownership" from XKCD by Randall Munroe
# https://xkcd.com/418/
fig = plt.figure()
ax = fig.add_axes((0.1, 0.2, 0.8, 0.7))
ax.spines['right'].set_color('none')
ax.spines['top'].set_color('none')
ax.set_xticks([])
ax.set_yticks([])
ax.set_ylim([-30, 10])
data = np.ones(100)
data[70:] -= np.arange(30)
ax.annotate(
'THE DAY I REALIZED\nI COULD COOK BACON\nWHENEVER I WANTED',
xy=(70, 1), arrowprops=dict(arrowstyle='->'), xytext=(15, -10))
ax.plot(data)
ax.set_xlabel('time')
ax.set_ylabel('my overall health')
fig.text(
0.5, 0.05,
'"Stove Ownership" from xkcd by Randall Munroe',
ha='center')
.. image:: /gallery/showcase/images/sphx_glr_xkcd_001.png
:class: sphx-glr-single-img
.. code-block:: default
with plt.xkcd():
# Based on "The Data So Far" from XKCD by Randall Munroe
# https://xkcd.com/373/
fig = plt.figure()
ax = fig.add_axes((0.1, 0.2, 0.8, 0.7))
ax.bar([0, 1], [0, 100], 0.25)
ax.spines['right'].set_color('none')
ax.spines['top'].set_color('none')
ax.xaxis.set_ticks_position('bottom')
ax.set_xticks([0, 1])
ax.set_xticklabels(['CONFIRMED BY\nEXPERIMENT', 'REFUTED BY\nEXPERIMENT'])
ax.set_xlim([-0.5, 1.5])
ax.set_yticks([])
ax.set_ylim([0, 110])
ax.set_title("CLAIMS OF SUPERNATURAL POWERS")
fig.text(
0.5, 0.05,
'"The Data So Far" from xkcd by Randall Munroe',
ha='center')
plt.show()
.. image:: /gallery/showcase/images/sphx_glr_xkcd_002.png
:class: sphx-glr-single-img
.. _sphx_glr_download_gallery_showcase_xkcd.py:
.. only :: html
.. container:: sphx-glr-footer
:class: sphx-glr-footer-example
.. container:: sphx-glr-download sphx-glr-download-python
:download:`Download Python source code: xkcd.py `
.. container:: sphx-glr-download sphx-glr-download-jupyter
:download:`Download Jupyter notebook: xkcd.ipynb `
.. only:: html
.. rst-class:: sphx-glr-signature
Keywords: matplotlib code example, codex, python plot, pyplot
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