importmatplotlib.pyplotaspltimportnumpyasnpfrommatplotlib.colorsimportTABLEAU_COLORS,same_colordeff(x,a):"""A nice sigmoid-like parametrized curve, ending approximately at *a*."""return0.85*a*(1/(1+np.exp(-x))+0.2)fig,ax=plt.subplots()ax.axis('off')ax.set_title("Colors in the default property cycle")prop_cycle=plt.rcParams['axes.prop_cycle']colors=prop_cycle.by_key()['color']x=np.linspace(-4,4,200)fori,(color,color_name)inenumerate(zip(colors,TABLEAU_COLORS)):assertsame_color(color,color_name)pos=4.5-iax.plot(x,f(x,pos))ax.text(4.2,pos,f"'C{i}': '{color_name}'",color=color,va="center")ax.bar(9,1,width=1.5,bottom=pos-0.5)plt.show()

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