matplotlib.axes.Axes.vlines#

Axes.vlines(x, ymin, ymax, colors=None, linestyles='solid', label='', *, data=None, **kwargs)[source]#

Plot vertical lines at each x from ymin to ymax.

Parameters:
xfloat or array-like

x-indexes where to plot the lines.

ymin, ymaxfloat or array-like

Respective beginning and end of each line. If scalars are provided, all lines will have the same length.

colorscolor or list of colors, default: rcParams["lines.color"] (default: 'C0')
linestyles{'solid', 'dashed', 'dashdot', 'dotted'}, default: 'solid'
labelstr, default: ''
Returns:
LineCollection
Other Parameters:
dataindexable object, optional

If given, the following parameters also accept a string s, which is interpreted as data[s] (unless this raises an exception):

x, ymin, ymax, colors

**kwargsLineCollection properties.

See also

hlines

horizontal lines

axvline

vertical line across the Axes

Examples using matplotlib.axes.Axes.vlines#

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