import matplotlib as mpl import pandas as pd import random import mplstyle import mplstyle.styles.simple as simple_style # Save the current style parameters to a variable base_style = mplstyle.get() # Create a random data frame def rand_vect(n): return reduce(lambda m, x: m + [ m[-1] + random.random() - 0.5 ], range(n), [ random.random() ]) df = pd.DataFrame([ rand_vect(10) for x in range(5) ]).T # Shorthand function creating the plot def plot_df(): df.plot(grid=True) # What the plot looks like before applying additional styles plot_df() # Now let's see what it looks like with the "pastel" style mplstyle.set(simple_style) mplstyle.set({ "lines": { "markersize": 4, "markeredgewidth": 0, "marker": "o" }}) plot_df() # Example of passing keyword argument to a style module mplstyle.set(simple_style, palette=mpl.cm.Pastel1) plot_df() # We can also layer on additional style rules, # using nested dictionaries or dot notation, or both. mplstyle.set({ "figure.figsize": (10, 8), "lines": { "marker": "s", "markeredgewidth": 0.5 } }) plot_df() # And revert back to our original style rules... mplstyle.reset(base_style) plot_df()