Unequal subplot sizes in Matplotlib - Interactive Code Practice

Practice - 5 Tasks

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easy

Complete the code to create a figure with two subplots arranged vertically.

Matplotlib

import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
fig, axs = plt.subplots([1], 1)
plt.show()

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A3

B2

C1

D4

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using 1 instead of 2 creates only one subplot.

Using 3 or 4 creates more subplots than needed.

We want two subplots stacked vertically, so the number of rows is 2.

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medium

Complete the code to set the height ratios of the two subplots to 3 and 1.

Matplotlib

import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
fig, axs = plt.subplots(2, 1, gridspec_kw={'height_ratios': [1])
plt.show()

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A[1, 3]

B[1, 1]

C[2, 2]

D[3, 1]

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Reversing the order of ratios.

Using equal ratios which make subplots equal height.

The height_ratios list sets the relative heights of subplots from top to bottom. [3, 1] means the first subplot is three times taller than the second.

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hard

Fix the error in the code to create subplots with unequal widths.

Matplotlib

import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
fig, axs = plt.subplots(1, 2, gridspec_kw=[1])
plt.show()

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A{'width_ratios': [2, 1]}

B{'height_ratios': [2, 1]}

C['width_ratios', [2, 1]]

D{'width_ratio': [2, 1]}

Attempts:

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💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using 'height_ratios' for horizontal subplots.

Misspelling the key as 'width_ratio'.

Using a list instead of a dictionary.

The correct key is 'width_ratios' with a list of ratios. Other options are incorrect keys or wrong data types.

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hard

Fill both blanks to create a figure with 3 vertical subplots with height ratios 1, 2, and 1.

Matplotlib

import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
fig, axs = plt.subplots([1], 1, gridspec_kw=[2])
plt.show()

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A3

B{'height_ratios': [1, 2, 1]}

C{'width_ratios': [1, 2, 1]}

D2

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using width_ratios instead of height_ratios.

Setting wrong number of rows.

We need 3 rows for 3 vertical subplots and set height_ratios to [1, 2, 1] for unequal heights.

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hard

Fill all three blanks to create a figure with 2 rows and 2 columns of subplots, where the first row is twice as tall and the first column is three times as wide.

Matplotlib

import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
fig, axs = plt.subplots([1], [2], gridspec_kw=[3])
plt.show()

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A2

C{'height_ratios': [2, 1], 'width_ratios': [3, 1]}

D3

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Mixing up rows and columns numbers.

Using only height_ratios or width_ratios but not both.

We want 2 rows and 2 columns. The height_ratios set the first row twice as tall, and width_ratios set the first column three times as wide.