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

I know I'm late to the party. But, there is a simpler way if you just want the cdf for your plot and not for future calculations:

plt.hist(put_data_here, normed=True, cumulative=True, label='CDF',
         histtype='step', alpha=0.8, color='k')

As an example,

plt.hist(dataset, bins=bins, normed=True, cumulative=True, label='CDF DATA', 
         histtype='step', alpha=0.55, color='purple')
# bins and (lognormal / normal) datasets are pre-defined

EDIT: This example from the matplotlib docs may be more helpful.