Introducing the basics of matplotlib

Visualization is a fundamental aspect of data science, allowing data scientists to better and more effectively communicate their findings to the organization they operate in, to both data experts and nonexperts. Providing the nuts and bolts of the principles behind communicating information and crafting engaging beautiful visualizations is beyond the scope of our book, but we can recommend resources. For basic visualization rules, you can visit http://lifehacker.com/5909501/how-to-choose-the-best-chart-for-your-data. We also recommend the books of Prof. Edward Tufte on analytic design and visualization.

We can instead provide a fast and to-the-point series of essential recipes that can get you started with visualization using Python and which you can refer to anytime you need to create a specific graphic chart.

The matplotlib is a Python package for plotting graphics. Created by John Hunter, it has been developed in order to address a lack of integration...