I managed to generated the chart I want by twisting the hist() function. I chart and source code can be found here:
http://tungwaiyip.info/blog/2010/02/26/visualization_using_variable_width_bar_chart If you have any comment on my method it will be greatly appriciated. Wai Yip > I want to plat a column graph with variable width. The size of both axis > have meaning. The Y-axis is the density. The X-axis is the size. Let's > say > it is a graph of world population by country. Say China has 1 billion > people occupying an area of 10000 km2. And Japan has 0.1 billion people > occupying an area 500 km2. So their density is 1 billion / 10000 and 0.1 > billion / 500 respectively. The chart should show Japan's column twice as > high as China but much narrower. And the area of each column reflects the > population. > > My question is how do I plot a column graph with variable width? The > closest I can find is in the histogram in the second example below > > http://matplotlib.sourceforge.net/examples/pylab_examples/histogram_demo_extended.html > > I'm quite new to matplotlib. Thanks for your help. > > Wai Yip > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Download Intel® Parallel Studio Eval > Try the new software tools for yourself. Speed compiling, find bugs > proactively, and fine-tune applications for parallel performance. > See why Intel Parallel Studio got high marks during beta. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-sw-dev -- Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/mail/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download Intel® Parallel Studio Eval Try the new software tools for yourself. Speed compiling, find bugs proactively, and fine-tune applications for parallel performance. See why Intel Parallel Studio got high marks during beta. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-sw-dev _______________________________________________ Matplotlib-users mailing list Matplotlib-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-users
