matplotlib-simple-line-plot-label-title-grid.py

#!/usr/bin/python
#Show how to make and save a simple line plot with labels, title and grid
#modified from matplotlib official tutorial @ http://www.scipy.org/Plotting_Tutorial
#Run directly on iPython shell

import numpy
import pylab

pylab.interactive(True)
pylab.show()

t = numpy.arange(0.0, 1.0+0.01, 0.01)
s = numpy.cos(2*2*numpy.pi*t)
pylab.plot(t, s)

pylab.xlabel('time (s)')
pylab.ylabel('voltage (mV)')
pylab.title('About as simple as it gets, folks')
pylab.grid(True)
pylab.savefig('simple_plot')