matplotlib.pyplot.stairs — Matplotlib 3.10.3 documentation (original) (raw)
matplotlib.pyplot.stairs(values, edges=None, *, orientation='vertical', baseline=0, fill=False, data=None, **kwargs)[source]#
Draw a stepwise constant function as a line or a filled plot.
edges define the x-axis positions of the steps. values the function values between these steps. Depending on fill, the function is drawn either as a continuous line with vertical segments at the edges, or as a filled area.
Parameters:
valuesarray-like
The step heights.
edgesarray-like
The step positions, with len(edges) == len(vals) + 1, between which the curve takes on vals values.
orientation{'vertical', 'horizontal'}, default: 'vertical'
The direction of the steps. Vertical means that values are along the y-axis, and edges are along the x-axis.
baselinefloat, array-like or None, default: 0
The bottom value of the bounding edges or whenfill=True, position of lower edge. If fill is True or an array is passed to baseline, a closed path is drawn.
If None, then drawn as an unclosed Path.
fillbool, default: False
Whether the area under the step curve should be filled.
Passing both fill=True` and ``baseline=None will likely result in undesired filling: the first and last points will be connected with a straight line and the fill will be between this line and the stairs.
Returns:
StepPatchStepPatch
Other Parameters:
dataindexable object, optional
If given, all parameters also accept a string s, which is interpreted as data[s] if s is a key in data.
**kwargs
StepPatch properties
Notes