XKCD-style Plot using matplotlib

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Goal¶

This post aims to introduce how to plot the data using matplotlib in an XKCD style.

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import numpy as np
import pandas as pd
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
%matplotlib inline

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x = np.linspace(-np.pi, np.pi, 100)
df_data = pd.DataFrame(data={'sin x': np.sin(x), 'cos x': np.cos(x)}, index=x)
df_data.head()

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df_data.plot(title='Normal Matplotlib Style');

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with plt.xkcd():
    df_data.plot(title='XKCD Style');