Re: [Matplotlib-users] How is the size value used to generate symbols?

[Manuel M. <mm...@as...>]

Neil Crighton wrote:
> I'd like to plot values where the area of a marker is proportional to
> some value.  How is the size value given in, say:
> 
> scatter(x,y,'o',s=10)
> 
> used to generate the markers?  By eye it looks like the size value is
> proportional to the area (i.e. proportional to the radius squared for
> circle markers), but it would be nice to know for sure.

Hi Neil,

good eyes ;-) Have a look at the scatter documentation:

"s is a size in points^2.  It is a scalar
or an array of the same length as x and y."

Manuel

> Thanks,
> Neil
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