How to pick a new color for each plotted line within a figure in matplotlib?

Question

I\'d like to NOT specify a color for each plotted line, and have each line get a distinct color. But if I run:

from matplotlib import pyplot as plt
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Answer 1

matplotlib 1.5+

You can use axes.set_prop_cycle (example).

matplotlib 1.0-1.4

You can use axes.set_color_cycle (example).

matplotlib 0.x

You can use Axes.set_default_color_cycle.