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.. _sphx_glr_gallery_lines_bars_and_markers_categorical_variables.py:


==============================
Plotting categorical variables
==============================

How to use categorical variables in Matplotlib.

Many times you want to create a plot that uses categorical variables
in Matplotlib. Matplotlib allows you to pass categorical variables directly to
many plotting functions, which we demonstrate below.

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.. code-block:: default

    import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

    data = {'apple': 10, 'orange': 15, 'lemon': 5, 'lime': 20}
    names = list(data.keys())
    values = list(data.values())

    fig, axs = plt.subplots(1, 3, figsize=(9, 3), sharey=True)
    axs[0].bar(names, values)
    axs[1].scatter(names, values)
    axs[2].plot(names, values)
    fig.suptitle('Categorical Plotting')





.. image:: /gallery/lines_bars_and_markers/images/sphx_glr_categorical_variables_001.png
    :alt: Categorical Plotting
    :class: sphx-glr-single-img


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    Text(0.5, 0.98, 'Categorical Plotting')



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This works on both axes:

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.. code-block:: default


    cat = ["bored", "happy", "bored", "bored", "happy", "bored"]
    dog = ["happy", "happy", "happy", "happy", "bored", "bored"]
    activity = ["combing", "drinking", "feeding", "napping", "playing", "washing"]

    fig, ax = plt.subplots()
    ax.plot(activity, dog, label="dog")
    ax.plot(activity, cat, label="cat")
    ax.legend()

    plt.show()



.. image:: /gallery/lines_bars_and_markers/images/sphx_glr_categorical_variables_002.png
    :alt: categorical variables
    :class: sphx-glr-single-img






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.. _sphx_glr_download_gallery_lines_bars_and_markers_categorical_variables.py:


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 .. container:: sphx-glr-footer
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    Keywords: matplotlib code example, codex, python plot, pyplot
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