""" ============ Scatter plot ============ This example showcases a simple scatter plot. """ import matplotlib.pyplot as plt import numpy as np # Fixing random state for reproducibility np.random.seed(19680801) N = 50 x = np.random.rand(N) y = np.random.rand(N) colors = np.random.rand(N) area = (30 * np.random.rand(N))**2 # 0 to 15 point radii plt.scatter(x, y, s=area, c=colors, alpha=0.5) plt.show() # %% # # .. admonition:: References # # The use of the following functions, methods, classes and modules is shown # in this example: # # - `matplotlib.axes.Axes.scatter` / `matplotlib.pyplot.scatter`