Matplotlib Colours Boxplot
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import numpy as np
# Random test data
np.random.seed(19680801)
all_data = [np.random.normal(0, std, size=100) for std in range(1, 4)]
labels = ['x1', 'x2', 'x3']
fig, (ax1, ax2) = plt.subplots(nrows=1, ncols=2, figsize=(9, 4))
# rectangular box plot
bplot1 = ax1.boxplot(all_data,
vert=True, # vertical box alignment
patch_artist=True, # fill with color
labels=labels) # will be used to label x-ticks
ax1.set_title('Rectangular box plot')
# notch shape box plot
bplot2 = ax2.boxplot(all_data,
notch=True, # notch shape
vert=True, # vertical box alignment
patch_artist=True, # fill with color
labels=labels) # will be used to label x-ticks
ax2.set_title('Notched box plot')
# fill with colors
colors = ['pink', 'lightblue', 'lightgreen']
for bplot in (bplot1, bplot2):
for patch, color in zip(bplot['boxes'], colors):
patch.set_facecolor(color)
# adding horizontal grid lines
for ax in [ax1, ax2]:
ax.yaxis.grid(True)
ax.set_xlabel('Three separate samples')
ax.set_ylabel('Observed values')
plt.show()
Real Raccoon