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style_sheets example code: plot_dark_background.py¶

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"""
This example demonstrates the "dark_background" style, which uses white for
elements that are typically black (text, borders, etc). Note, however, that not
all plot elements default to colors defined by an rc parameter.

"""
import numpy as np
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt


plt.style.use('dark_background')

L = 6
x = np.linspace(0, L)
ncolors = len(plt.rcParams['axes.prop_cycle'])
shift = np.linspace(0, L, ncolors, endpoint=False)
for s in shift:
    plt.plot(x, np.sin(x + s), 'o-')
plt.xlabel('x-axis')
plt.ylabel('y-axis')
plt.title('title')

plt.show()

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