pylab_examples example code: polar_demo.py

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"""
Demo of a line plot on a polar axis.
"""
import numpy as np
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt


r = np.arange(0, 3.0, 0.01)
theta = 2 * np.pi * r

ax = plt.subplot(111, polar=True)
ax.plot(theta, r, color='r', linewidth=3)
ax.set_rmax(2.0)
ax.grid(True)

ax.set_title("A line plot on a polar axis", va='bottom')
plt.show()

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