Title and axis labels in Matplotlib - Cheat Sheet & Quick Revision

Recall & Review

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What function in matplotlib is used to add a title to a plot?

The plt.title() function adds a title to the plot.

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How do you label the x-axis in a matplotlib plot?

Use plt.xlabel() to add a label to the x-axis.

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How do you label the y-axis in a matplotlib plot?

Use plt.ylabel() to add a label to the y-axis.

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Why is it important to add titles and axis labels to your plots?

Titles and axis labels help people understand what the plot shows, making the data clear and easy to read.

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Show the code to create a simple line plot with title 'Sales Over Time', x-axis label 'Month', and y-axis label 'Sales'.

import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

months = [1, 2, 3, 4]
sales = [10, 15, 7, 12]
plt.plot(months, sales)
plt.title('Sales Over Time')
plt.xlabel('Month')
plt.ylabel('Sales')
plt.show()

Which matplotlib function adds a title to a plot?

A plt.title()

B plt.label()

C plt.axis()

D plt.legend()

The plt.title() function is used to add a title to the plot.

How do you add a label to the x-axis in matplotlib?

A plt.labelx()

B plt.xlabel()

C plt.xaxis()

D plt.ylabel()

Use plt.xlabel() to label the x-axis.

What does plt.ylabel('Temperature') do?

A Adds a title 'Temperature'

B Labels the x-axis as 'Temperature'

C Creates a legend named 'Temperature'

D Labels the y-axis as 'Temperature'

plt.ylabel() sets the label for the y-axis.

Why should you add titles and axis labels to your plots?

A To make the plot easier to understand

B To change the plot colors

C To add more data points

D To save the plot as a file

Titles and labels explain what the plot shows, helping viewers understand the data.

Which of these is the correct way to add a title and labels in matplotlib?

A plt.label('My Plot'); plt.xaxis('X'); plt.yaxis('Y')

B plt.legend('My Plot'); plt.xlabel('X'); plt.ylabel('Y')

C plt.title('My Plot'); plt.xlabel('X'); plt.ylabel('Y')

D plt.title('My Plot'); plt.labelx('X'); plt.labely('Y')

The correct functions are plt.title(), plt.xlabel(), and plt.ylabel().

Explain how to add a title and axis labels to a matplotlib plot and why it is important.

Think about the functions used and the purpose of labels.

Write a short code snippet to create a plot with a title and labels for both axes.

Start with importing matplotlib, then plot, add title and labels, and finally show the plot.