Control Axes Limits and Aspect Ratio
Description:
This code sets custom axis limits and controls the aspect ratio to adjust how the plot is displayed.
Code Explanation:
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plt.xlim()andplt.ylim()are used to manually set the range for X and Y axes. -
This helps focus on specific parts of the data.
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plt.gca().set_aspect()controls how the x and y scales appear:-
'auto'= automatic scaling. -
'equal'= same scale for both axes (square units).
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Useful for keeping plots balanced and visually accurate, especially when comparing shapes or curves.
Program:import matplotlib.pyplot as plt # Sample data x = [0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5] y = [0, 1, 4, 9, 16, 25] # Plotting the data plt.plot(x, y, label='y = x²', color='purple') plt.title('Parabola Curve') plt.xlabel('X-axis') plt.ylabel('Y-axis') plt.legend() # Set limits for x and y axes plt.xlim(0, 6) plt.ylim(0, 30) # Set aspect ratio (equal makes x and y scale equally) plt.gca().set_aspect('auto') # Use 'equal' for square scaling # Show the plot plt.grid(True) plt.show()
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