Matplotlib Plot Lines with Colors Through Colormap

Question

I am plotting multiple lines on a single plot and I want them to run through the spectrum of a colormap, not just the same 6 or 7 colors. The code is akin to this:

Answer 1

If you are using continuous color pallets like brg, hsv, jet or the default one then you can do like this:

color = plt.cm.hsv(r) # r is 0 to 1 inclusive

Now you can pass this color value to any API you want like this:

line = matplotlib.lines.Line2D(xdata, ydata, color=color)