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"""
Simple demo of a scatter plot.
"""
import numpy as np
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
N = 50
x = np.random.rand(N)
y = np.random.rand(N)
colors = np.random.rand(N)
area = np.pi * (15 * np.random.rand(N))**2 # 0 to 15 point radiuses
plt.scatter(x, y, s=area, c=colors, alpha=0.5)
plt.show()
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