matplotlib bar chart: space out bars

Question

How do I increase the space between each bar with matplotlib barcharts, as they keep cramming them self to the centre. (this is what it currently looks)

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Answer 1

Try replace

plt.bar(range(len(my_dict)), my_dict.values(), align='center')

with

plt.figure(figsize=(20, 3))  # width:20, height:3
plt.bar(range(len(my_dict)), my_dict.values(), align='edge', width=0.3)