Plot string values in matplotlib

Question

I am using matplotlib for a graphing application. I am trying to create a graph which has strings as the X values. However, the using plot function expects a nu

Answer 1

You should try xticks

import pylab

names = ['anne','barbara','cathy']
counts = [3230,2002,5456]

pylab.figure(1)
x = range(3)
pylab.xticks(x, names)
pylab.plot(x,counts,"g")

pylab.show()