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.. _sphx_glr_intro_matplotlib_auto_examples_plot_scatter.py:


Plotting a scatter of points
==============================

A simple example showing how to plot a scatter of points with matplotlib.

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.. code-block:: Python


    import numpy as np
    import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

    n = 1024
    rng = np.random.default_rng()
    X = rng.normal(0, 1, n)
    Y = rng.normal(0, 1, n)
    T = np.arctan2(Y, X)

    plt.axes((0.025, 0.025, 0.95, 0.95))
    plt.scatter(X, Y, s=75, c=T, alpha=0.5)

    plt.xlim(-1.5, 1.5)
    plt.xticks([])
    plt.ylim(-1.5, 1.5)
    plt.yticks([])

    plt.show()


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