matplotlib.pyplot.vlines

matplotlib.pyplot.vlines(x, ymin, ymax, colors=None, linestyles='solid', label='', *, data=None, **kwargs)[source]

Plot vertical lines at each x from ymin to ymax.

Parameters:

xfloat or array-like

x-indexes where to plot the lines.

ymin, ymaxfloat or array-like

Respective beginning and end of each line. If scalars are provided, all lines will have the same length.

colorscolor or list of color, default: rcParams["lines.color"] (default: 'C0')

linestyles{'solid', 'dashed', 'dashdot', 'dotted'}, default: 'solid'

labelstr, default: ''

Returns:

LineCollection

Other Parameters:

dataindexable object, optional

If given, the following parameters also accept a string s, which is interpreted as data[s] (unless this raises an exception):

x, ymin, ymax, colors

**kwargsLineCollection properties.

See also

hlines

horizontal lines

axvline

vertical line across the Axes

Notes

Note

This is the pyplot wrapper for axes.Axes.vlines.

Examples using matplotlib.pyplot.vlines

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