.. 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_pie_and_polar_charts_polar_demo.py:
==========
Polar Demo
==========
Demo of a line plot on a polar axis.
.. code-block:: default
import numpy as np
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
r = np.arange(0, 2, 0.01)
theta = 2 * np.pi * r
ax = plt.subplot(111, projection='polar')
ax.plot(theta, r)
ax.set_rmax(2)
ax.set_rticks([0.5, 1, 1.5, 2]) # Less radial ticks
ax.set_rlabel_position(-22.5) # Move radial labels away from plotted line
ax.grid(True)
ax.set_title("A line plot on a polar axis", va='bottom')
plt.show()
.. image:: /gallery/pie_and_polar_charts/images/sphx_glr_polar_demo_001.png
:alt: A line plot on a polar axis
:class: sphx-glr-single-img
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References
""""""""""
The use of the following functions, methods, classes and modules is shown
in this example:
.. code-block:: default
import matplotlib
matplotlib.axes.Axes.plot
matplotlib.projections.polar
matplotlib.projections.polar.PolarAxes
matplotlib.projections.polar.PolarAxes.set_rticks
matplotlib.projections.polar.PolarAxes.set_rmax
matplotlib.projections.polar.PolarAxes.set_rlabel_position
.. rst-class:: sphx-glr-script-out
Out:
.. code-block:: none
.. _sphx_glr_download_gallery_pie_and_polar_charts_polar_demo.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: polar_demo.py `
.. container:: sphx-glr-download sphx-glr-download-jupyter
:download:`Download Jupyter notebook: polar_demo.ipynb `
.. only:: html
.. rst-class:: sphx-glr-signature
Keywords: matplotlib code example, codex, python plot, pyplot
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