Figure size for publication in Matplotlib - Interactive Code Practice

Practice - 5 Tasks

1fill in blank

easy

Complete the code to set the figure size to 6 inches wide and 4 inches tall.

Matplotlib

import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
plt.figure(figsize=([1], 4))
plt.plot([1, 2, 3], [4, 5, 6])
plt.show()

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A8

B4

C6

D5

Attempts:

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💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Swapping width and height values.

Using pixels instead of inches.

The figsize parameter takes a tuple (width, height) in inches. Here, width should be 6.

2fill in blank

medium

Complete the code to create a figure with width 8 inches and height 3 inches.

Matplotlib

import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
fig, ax = plt.subplots(figsize=([1], 3))
ax.plot([0, 1], [0, 1])
plt.show()

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A8

B3

C5

D6

Attempts:

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💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Confusing width and height order.

Using integers as strings.

The figsize tuple sets width first, so 8 is the correct width here.

3fill in blank

hard

Fix the error in the code to set the figure size to 5 inches wide and 2 inches tall.

Matplotlib

import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
plt.figure(figsize=[1])
plt.plot([1, 2], [3, 4])
plt.show()

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A5, 2

B[5, 2]

C{5, 2}

D(5, 2)

Attempts:

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💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using square brackets [] instead of parentheses.

Passing two separate numbers without tuple.

The figsize parameter requires a tuple, so (5, 2) is correct.

4fill in blank

hard

Fill both blanks to create a figure with width 7 inches and height 5 inches, then plot a line.

Matplotlib

import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
fig, ax = plt.subplots(figsize=([1], [2]))
ax.plot([0, 1, 2], [2, 3, 4])
plt.show()

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A7

B6

C5

D4

Attempts:

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💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Swapping width and height values.

Using incorrect numbers.

The figsize tuple is (width, height), so 7 and 5 are correct.

5fill in blank

hard

Fill all three blanks to create a figure with width 4 inches, height 3 inches, and plot a red dashed line.

Matplotlib

import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
fig, ax = plt.subplots(figsize=([1], [2]))
ax.plot([1, 2, 3], [3, 2, 1], linestyle=[3], color='red')
plt.show()

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A3

B'--'

C4

D'-.'

Attempts:

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💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using wrong order for width and height.

Using wrong linestyle string.

Width is 4, height is 3, and linestyle '--' creates a dashed line.