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.. _sphx_glr_plot_types_arrays_contour.py:


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contour(X, Y, Z)
================

See `~matplotlib.axes.Axes.contour`.

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.. code-block:: default

    import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
    import numpy as np

    plt.style.use('_mpl-gallery-nogrid')

    # make data
    X, Y = np.meshgrid(np.linspace(-3, 3, 256), np.linspace(-3, 3, 256))
    Z = (1 - X/2 + X**5 + Y**3) * np.exp(-X**2 - Y**2)
    levels = np.linspace(np.min(Z), np.max(Z), 7)

    # plot
    fig, ax = plt.subplots()

    ax.contour(X, Y, Z, levels=levels)

    plt.show()


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