Matplotlib.pyplot.grid() in Python (original) (raw)

Last Updated : 21 Apr, 2020

Matplotlib is a library in Python and it is numerical – mathematical extension for NumPy library. Pyplot is a state-based interface to a Matplotlib module which provides a MATLAB-like interface.

matplotlib.pyplot.grid() Function

The grid() function in pyplot module of matplotlib library is used to configure the grid lines.

Syntax: matplotlib.pyplot.grid(b=None, which=’major’, axis=’both’, \*\*kwargs)

Parameters: This method accept the following parameters.

**Returns:**This method does not return any value.

Below examples illustrate the matplotlib.pyplot.grid() function in matplotlib.pyplot:

Example #1:

import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

import numpy as np

plt.plot([ 1 , 2 , 3 ])

plt.grid()

plt.title('matplotlib.pyplot.grid() function \

Example\n\n', fontweight = "bold" )

plt.show()

Output:

Example #2:

import numpy as np

import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

np.random.seed( 19680801 )

val, res = 100 , 15

x = np.sin(val + res * np.random.randn( 10000 )) - np.cos(val + res * np.random.randn( 10000 ))

n, bins, patches = plt.hist(x, 200 ,

`` density = True ,

`` facecolor = 'g' ,

`` alpha = 0.5 )

plt.grid( True )

plt.title('matplotlib.pyplot.grid() function \

Example\n\n', fontweight = "bold" )

plt.show()

Output:

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