Python Plotting Tutorial (Part 4)

Making Prettier Plots
This example shows how to add custom titles, axis labels, range limits, tickmarks, and grid lines to your plot.

Python Plotting Tutorial (Part 3)

In this part, we'll see how to define functions and plot complex functions.

Python Plotting Tutorial (Part 2)

In this part we'll cover a few miscellaneous things...

Python Plotting Tutorial (Part 1)

Here's a script which makes a simple plot in python. First look at the example, then we'll break it down line by line.

Input:


Output:


Ok, let's break it down.

Plotting Tools -- Python

We have set each of you up with an online tool for using the Python programming language. Python is easy to use, and is a powerful tool for plotting and data analysis. To log in visit:

hyperion.ucsc.edu
username: your ucsc username (i.e. username@ucsc.edu)
pwd: Winter2017

To create a new folder, click New > Folder in the top right.
To create a python script, click New > (Notebooks) Python in the top right.
To run your script, press Shift+Enter.
Please Shutdown all of your running processes before logging off or closing the window.
This system runs Python 3.

Tutorials for plotting will be coming soon.