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        Click :ref:`here <sphx_glr_download_plot_types_arrays_streamplot.py>`
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.. _sphx_glr_plot_types_arrays_streamplot.py:


======================
streamplot(X, Y, U, V)
======================

See `~matplotlib.axes.Axes.streamplot`.

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.. image-sg:: /plot_types/arrays/images/sphx_glr_streamplot_001.png
   :alt: streamplot
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.. code-block:: default

    import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
    import numpy as np

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

    # make a stream function:
    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)
    # make U and V out of the streamfunction:
    V = np.diff(Z[1:, :], axis=1)
    U = -np.diff(Z[:, 1:], axis=0)

    # plot:
    fig, ax = plt.subplots()

    ax.streamplot(X[1:, 1:], Y[1:, 1:], U, V)

    plt.show()


.. _sphx_glr_download_plot_types_arrays_streamplot.py:

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