MatplotlibPie Charts
Creating Pie Charts
With Pyplot, you can use thepie() function to draw pie charts:
Example
A simple pie chart:
import numpy as np
y = np.array([35, 25, 25, 15])
plt.pie(y)
plt.show()
Result:
As you can see the pie chart draws one piece (called a wedge) for each value in the array (in this case [35, 25, 25, 15]).
By default the plotting of the first wedge starts from the x-axis and movescounterclockwise:
Note: The size of each wedge is determined by comparing the value with all the other values, by using this formula:
The value divided by the sum of all values:x/sum(x)
Labels
Add labels to the pie chart with thelabels parameter.
Thelabels parameter must be an array with one label for each wedge:
Example
A simple pie chart:
import numpy as np
y = np.array([35, 25, 25, 15])
mylabels = ["Apples", "Bananas", "Cherries", "Dates"]
plt.pie(y, labels = mylabels)
plt.show()
Result:
Start Angle
As mentioned the default start angle is at the x-axis, but you can change the start angle by specifying astartangle parameter.
Thestartangle parameter is defined with an angle in degrees, default angle is 0:
Example
Start the first wedge at 90 degrees:
import numpy as np
y = np.array([35, 25, 25, 15])
mylabels = ["Apples", "Bananas", "Cherries", "Dates"]
plt.pie(y, labels = mylabels, startangle = 90)
plt.show()
Result:
Explode
Maybe you want one of the wedges to stand out? Theexplode parameter allows you to do that.
Theexplode parameter, if specified, and notNone,must be an array with one value for each wedge.
Each value represents how far from the center each wedge is displayed:
Example
Pull the "Apples" wedge 0.2 from the center of the pie:
import numpy as np
y = np.array([35, 25, 25, 15])
mylabels = ["Apples", "Bananas", "Cherries", "Dates"]
myexplode = [0.2, 0, 0, 0]
plt.pie(y, labels = mylabels, explode = myexplode)
plt.show()
Result:
Shadow
Add a shadow to the pie chart by setting theshadows parameter toTrue:
Example
Add a shadow:
import numpy as np
y = np.array([35, 25, 25, 15])
mylabels = ["Apples", "Bananas", "Cherries", "Dates"]
myexplode = [0.2, 0, 0, 0]
plt.pie(y, labels = mylabels, explode = myexplode, shadow = True)
plt.show()
Result:
Colors
You can set the color of each wedge with thecolors parameter.
Thecolors parameter, if specified, must be an array with one value for each wedge:
Example
Specify a new color for each wedge:
import numpy as np
y = np.array([35, 25, 25, 15])
mylabels = ["Apples", "Bananas", "Cherries", "Dates"]
mycolors = ["black", "hotpink", "b", "#4CAF50"]
plt.pie(y, labels = mylabels, colors = mycolors)
plt.show()
Result:
You can useHexadecimal color values, any of the140 supported color names, or one of these shortcuts:
'r' - Red'g' - Green'b' - Blue'c' - Cyan'm' - Magenta'y' - Yellow'k' - Black'w' - White
Legend
To add a list of explanation for each wedge, use thelegend() function:
Example
Add a legend:
import numpy as np
y = np.array([35, 25, 25, 15])
mylabels = ["Apples", "Bananas", "Cherries", "Dates"]
plt.pie(y, labels = mylabels)
plt.legend()
plt.show()
Result:
Legend With Header
To add a header to the legend, add thetitle parameter to thelegendfunction.
Example
Add a legend with a header:
import numpy as np
y = np.array([35, 25, 25, 15])
mylabels = ["Apples", "Bananas", "Cherries", "Dates"]
plt.pie(y, labels = mylabels)
plt.legend(title = "Four Fruits:")
plt.show()
Result:
