line_chart

This function shows a multiple lines in single chart.

line_chart(**kwargs)

Input variables

Name	Description	Type
plot_setup	Settings of chart (Dictionary with the following keys): name: Path + name of the figure width: Figure width in SI units height: Figure height in SI units extension: File extension dots_per_inch: Resolution in dots per inch marker: List of markers. See gallery marker_size: List of marker sizes line_width: List of line widths line_style: List of line styles. See gallery x_axis_label: x axis label x_axis_size: x axis size y_axis_label: y axis label y_axis_size: y axis size axises_color: Axes color labels_size: Labels size labels_color: Labels color chart_color: Chart color x_limit: x axis limits y_limit: y axis limits on_grid: Grid on or off y_log: y log scale x_log: x log scale legend: List of legends legend_location: Legend location size_legend: Legend size	Dictionary
dataset	Dataset to plot	List or array

Output variables

Name	Description	Type
None	The function displays the plot on the screen and saves it to the local folder of the .ipynb or .py	None

Example 1

We use the line_chart function to plot a series of banana prices.

# Data
df =  {
        'x0': [2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016],
        'y0': [2.50, 3.00, 2.20, 4.50, 3.50]
      }

# Chart setup
chart_config = {
                'name': 'figure_021_line_chart',
                'width': 16.0, 
                'height': 8.0,
                'extension': 'svg',
                'dots_per_inch': 600, 
                'marker': [None],
                'marker_size': [20],
                'line_width': [4],
                'line_style': ['-'],
                'x_axis_label': 'year',
                'x_axis_size': 10,
                'y_axis_label': 'price ($)',
                'y_axis_size': 10,
                'axises_color': 'red',
                'labels_size': 14,
                'labels_color': 'blue',
                'chart_color': ['#000000'],
                'on_grid': True,
                'legend': ['banana'], # or without legend 'legend': [none]
                'legend_location': 'upper left',
                'x_limit': [2012, 2016],
                'y_limit': [2, 5.00],
                'size_legend': 12,
                'y_log': False,
                'x_log': False,
            }

# Call function
line_chart(dataset=df, plot_setup=chart_config)

Figure 1. Line chart

Example 2

We use the line_chart function to plot a series of fruit prices.

# Data statement 
df =  {
        'x0': [2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016],
        'y0': [2.5, 3.0, 2.2, 4.5, 3.5],
        'x1': [2012, 2016],
        'y1': [2.2, 3.2],
        'x2': [2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016],
        'y2': [2.6, 2.9, 2.3, 4.2, 3.6]
       }

# Chart setup
chart_config = {
                'name': 'figure_022_line_chart',
                'width': 16.0, 
                'height': 8.0,
                'extension': 'svg',
                'dots_per_inch': 600, 
                'marker': [None, None, None],
                'marker_size': [3, 3, 3],
                'line_width': [3, 3, 3],
                'line_style': ['--', '-', 'dotted'],
                'x_axis_label': 'Year',
                'x_axis_size': 10,
                'y_axis_label': 'Price ($)',
                'y_axis_size': 10,
                'axises_color': '#000000',
                'labels_size': 14,
                'labels_color': '#000000',
                'chart_color': ['#000000','olive','r'],
                'on_grid': True,
                'legend': ['Banana', 'Apple', 'Orange'],
                'legend_location': 'upper left',
                'size_legend': 8,
                'x_limit': None,
                'y_limit': None,
                'y_log': False,
                'x_log': False,
               }

# Call function
line_chart(dataset=df, plot_setup=chart_config)

Figure 2. Line chart