still don't quite get this, so you want for each column the average? and you want to plot each of these averages? So a bar graph? with 8 bars?
surfcast23 wrote: > > Hi, > > I apologize if my explanation was less than clear. What I have is data > in a column that runs from row 1 to row 1268. In each each row there is a > number. For example > > 1 > 3 > 5 > 6 > 7 > 8 > 9 > > so I want the y axis to run from 1 to 7 ( the number of rows) and the x > axis to be the average of the values in this case 5.57. I am having > problems with setting up the y-axis as well as the dimension problem you > addressed. > > Is there a way I could have every value on the x axis the same? Say for > the above example have the x and y axis be > > 7 > 6 > 5 > 4 > 3 > 2 > 1 > 5.75 5.57 5.57 5.75 5.57 5.57 5.75 > > Which would be the number of rows vs the average value of the data in the > rows and then plot that? > > Thanks again > > Khary > > > > mdekauwe wrote: >> >> Hi, >> >> Well the first bit about wanting a specific column and the last bit about >> not wanting to print all the data in and read it back, you get that from >> the example I gave you. If you paste what I wrote for you line by line it >> should become clearer for you, additionally it avoids you have to write >> your own parsing code. >> >> As far as your plotting goes, unless you actually post what you are >> entering in the script (exactly as you have it), then it is impossible to >> say. For example >> >> plt.plot() >> plt.show >> >> there is no way that is all you have? if it is, then of course you will >> get a fail as you are asking matplotlib to plot but are not providing it >> with any data to plot! >> >> Perhaps I am being particularly dense but "What I now need to do is have >> the information in that column plotted as the number of rows vs. the mean >> value of all of the rows." means nothing to me. Sorry. What do you want >> on the X and Y... do you mean you want to plot your individual column (8 >> i think you called it) against the mean of all the other rows? If so I >> would expect you would have a dimensions issue >> >> Martin >> >> >> > > -- View this message in context: http://old.nabble.com/How-do-you-Plot-data-generated-by-a-python-script--tp32328822p32338805.html Sent from the matplotlib - users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ EMC VNX: the world's simplest storage, starting under $10K The only unified storage solution that offers unified management Up to 160% more powerful than alternatives and 25% more efficient. Guaranteed. http://p.sf.net/sfu/emc-vnx-dev2dev _______________________________________________ Matplotlib-users mailing list Matplotlib-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-users
