.. note::
    :class: sphx-glr-download-link-note

    Click :ref:`here <sphx_glr_download_gallery_pyplots_pyplot_simple.py>` to download the full example code
.. rst-class:: sphx-glr-example-title

.. _sphx_glr_gallery_pyplots_pyplot_simple.py:


=============
Pyplot Simple
=============

A most simple plot, where a list of numbers is plotted against their index.



.. code-block:: python

    import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
    plt.plot([1,2,3,4])
    plt.ylabel('some numbers')
    plt.show()




.. image:: /gallery/pyplots/images/sphx_glr_pyplot_simple_001.png
    :class: sphx-glr-single-img




------------

References
""""""""""

The use of the following functions, methods, classes and modules is shown
in this example:



.. code-block:: python


    import matplotlib
    matplotlib.pyplot.plot
    matplotlib.pyplot.ylabel
    matplotlib.pyplot.show







.. _sphx_glr_download_gallery_pyplots_pyplot_simple.py:


.. only :: html

 .. container:: sphx-glr-footer
    :class: sphx-glr-footer-example



  .. container:: sphx-glr-download

     :download:`Download Python source code: pyplot_simple.py <pyplot_simple.py>`



  .. container:: sphx-glr-download

     :download:`Download Jupyter notebook: pyplot_simple.ipynb <pyplot_simple.ipynb>`


.. only:: html

 .. rst-class:: sphx-glr-signature

    Keywords: matplotlib code example, codex, python plot, pyplot
    `Gallery generated by Sphinx-Gallery
    <https://sphinx-gallery.readthedocs.io>`_
