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    .. note::
        :class: sphx-glr-download-link-note

        :ref:`Go to the end <sphx_glr_download_11_demos_python_packages_matplotlib_demo_polar.py>`
        to download the full example code.

.. rst-class:: sphx-glr-example-title

.. _sphx_glr_11_demos_python_packages_matplotlib_demo_polar.py:

Polar axis
=============

Demo of a line plot on a polar axis.

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.. image-sg:: /11_demos/python_packages/matplotlib/images/sphx_glr_demo_polar_001.png
   :alt: A line plot on a polar axis
   :srcset: /11_demos/python_packages/matplotlib/images/sphx_glr_demo_polar_001.png
   :class: sphx-glr-single-img





.. code-block:: Python


    import numpy as np
    import matplotlib.pyplot as plt


    r = np.arange(0, 2, 0.01)
    theta = 2 * np.pi * r

    plt.figure()
    ax = plt.subplot(111, projection="polar")
    ax.plot(theta, r)
    ax.set_rmax(2)
    ax.set_rticks([0.5, 1, 1.5, 2])  # less radial ticks
    ax.set_rlabel_position(-22.5)  # get radial labels away from plotted line
    ax.grid(True)

    ax.set_title("A line plot on a polar axis", va="bottom")
    plt.show()


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.. _sphx_glr_download_11_demos_python_packages_matplotlib_demo_polar.py:

.. only:: html

  .. container:: sphx-glr-footer sphx-glr-footer-example

    .. container:: sphx-glr-download sphx-glr-download-jupyter

      :download:`Download Jupyter notebook: demo_polar.ipynb <demo_polar.ipynb>`

    .. container:: sphx-glr-download sphx-glr-download-python

      :download:`Download Python source code: demo_polar.py <demo_polar.py>`

    .. container:: sphx-glr-download sphx-glr-download-zip

      :download:`Download zipped: demo_polar.zip <demo_polar.zip>`