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Saving a graph in Matplotlib

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Python●Matplotlib

Saving as png

To save a graph in Matplotlib as a png, use the following:


        
        
            
                
                
                    plt.plot([1,2])   # Your graph
plt.savefig("my_curve.png")

This will save a file named "my_curve.png" in the same directory as your Python script.

Saving as svg

To save a graph in Matplotlib as a svg, use the following:


        
        
            
                
                
                    plt.plot([1,2])   # Your graph
plt.savefig("my_curve.svg")

This will save a file named "my_curve.svg" in the same directory as your Python script.

Saving as pdf

To save a graph in Matplotlib as a pdf, use the following:


        
        
            
                
                
                    plt.plot([1,2])   # Your graph
plt.savefig("my_curve.pdf")

This will save a file named "my_curve.pdf" in the same directory as your Python script.

Specifying resolution

To specify the resolution, pass the dpi argument:


        
        
            
                
                
                    plt.plot([1,2])   # Your graph
plt.savefig("my_curve.png", dpi = 300)

NOTE

dpi stands for "dots per inch". The larger the value passed, the higher the resulting resolution.

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