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Free data visualization course

Data Visualization and Dashboard Storytelling

Module 09

Matplotlib for Controlled Static Figures

By the end of this module you can build a precise, repeatable static figure in Matplotlib, controlling the details that a default chart gets wrong.

Units

  1. Unit 09.00: Figure and axes, and why the distinction matters
  2. Unit 09.01: Controlling the axis rather than accepting it
  3. Unit 09.02: Annotating in data coordinates
  4. Unit 09.03: Saving a figure that survives a slide deck
  5. Unit 09.04: One function that produces your house style

Module work