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Bar Chart and Horizontal Bar

Basic bar chart

Bar
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
 
cities = ["Pune", "Delhi", "Mumbai", "Bengaluru"]
sales = [120, 180, 90, 160]
 
plt.figure(figsize=(7, 4))
plt.bar(cities, sales)
plt.title("Sales by city")
plt.xlabel("City")
plt.ylabel("Sales")
plt.xticks(rotation=20)
plt.tight_layout()
plt.show()
Bar
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
 
cities = ["Pune", "Delhi", "Mumbai", "Bengaluru"]
sales = [120, 180, 90, 160]
 
plt.figure(figsize=(7, 4))
plt.bar(cities, sales)
plt.title("Sales by city")
plt.xlabel("City")
plt.ylabel("Sales")
plt.xticks(rotation=20)
plt.tight_layout()
plt.show()

Sorted bars

Sorted bars
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
 
data = {"Pune": 120, "Delhi": 180, "Mumbai": 90, "Bengaluru": 160}
items = sorted(data.items(), key=lambda x: x[1], reverse=True)
labels = [k for k, _ in items]
values = [v for _, v in items]
 
plt.figure(figsize=(7, 4))
plt.bar(labels, values)
plt.title("Sales by city (sorted)")
plt.tight_layout()
plt.show()
Sorted bars
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
 
data = {"Pune": 120, "Delhi": 180, "Mumbai": 90, "Bengaluru": 160}
items = sorted(data.items(), key=lambda x: x[1], reverse=True)
labels = [k for k, _ in items]
values = [v for _, v in items]
 
plt.figure(figsize=(7, 4))
plt.bar(labels, values)
plt.title("Sales by city (sorted)")
plt.tight_layout()
plt.show()

Horizontal bars

Horizontal bar
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
 
labels = ["Very long category A", "Long B", "C"]
values = [12, 19, 7]
 
plt.figure(figsize=(7, 4))
plt.barh(labels, values)
plt.title("Horizontal bar chart")
plt.xlabel("Value")
plt.tight_layout()
plt.show()
Horizontal bar
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
 
labels = ["Very long category A", "Long B", "C"]
values = [12, 19, 7]
 
plt.figure(figsize=(7, 4))
plt.barh(labels, values)
plt.title("Horizontal bar chart")
plt.xlabel("Value")
plt.tight_layout()
plt.show()

Tip

Start y-axis at 0 for bar charts to avoid misleading comparisons.

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