How to plot cdf in matplotlib in Python?

Question

I have a disordered list named d that looks like:

[0.0000, 123.9877,0.0000,9870.9876, ...]

I just simply want to plot a cdf gr

Answer 1

As mentioned, cumsum from numpy works well. Make sure that your data is a proper PDF (ie. sums to one), otherwise the CDF won't end at unity as it should. Here is a minimal working example:

import numpy as np
from pylab import *

# Create some test data
dx = 0.01
X  = np.arange(-2, 2, dx)
Y  = exp(-X ** 2)

# Normalize the data to a proper PDF
Y /= (dx * Y).sum()

# Compute the CDF
CY = np.cumsum(Y * dx)

# Plot both
plot(X, Y)
plot(X, CY, 'r--')

show()