Vector vs raster output decision in Matplotlib - Interactive Practice

Practice - 5 Tasks

1fill in blank

easy

Complete the code to save the plot as a vector graphic.

Matplotlib

plt.savefig('plot.[1]')

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Apng

Bbmp

Cjpg

Dsvg

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Choosing PNG or JPG which are raster formats.

Using BMP which is also raster.

SVG is a vector graphic format, which keeps the image sharp at any size.

2fill in blank

medium

Complete the code to save the plot as a raster image with high resolution.

Matplotlib

plt.savefig('plot.png', dpi=[1])

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A1

B300

C10

D50

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using very low dpi like 1 or 10 which makes images blurry.

Choosing 50 dpi which is low quality.

300 dpi is a common high resolution for raster images, making them clear.

3fill in blank

hard

Fix the error in the code to save a vector graphic with matplotlib.

Matplotlib

plt.savefig('figure.[1]')

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Asvg

Bjpeg

Cgif

Dpng

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using JPEG or GIF which are raster and not vector.

Choosing PNG which is raster.

SVG is a vector format supported by matplotlib for saving vector graphics.

4fill in blank

hard

Fill both blanks to create a plot and save it as a vector graphic.

Matplotlib

plt.plot(x, y)
plt.[1]('output.[2]')

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Asavefig

Bshow

Csvg

Dpng

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using show instead of savefig to save the plot.

Choosing PNG instead of SVG for vector output.

Use savefig to save the plot and svg as the vector file format.

5fill in blank

hard

Fill all three blanks to save a raster image with high resolution and display it.

Matplotlib

plt.plot(data)
plt.savefig('image.[1]', dpi=[2])
plt.[3]()

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Asvg

B300

Cshow

Dpng

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using SVG which is vector instead of PNG for raster.

Not using show() to display the plot.

PNG is a raster format, 300 dpi gives high resolution, and show() displays the plot.