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.. _sphx_glr_11_demos_python_packages_matplotlib_demo_streamplot_features.py:

Streamplot
=============

Demo of the ``streamplot`` function.

A streamplot, or streamline plot, is used to display 2D vector fields. This
example shows a few features of the stream plot function:

* Varying the color along a streamline.
* Varying the density of streamlines.
* Varying the line width along a stream line.

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    *

      .. image-sg:: /11_demos/python_packages/matplotlib/images/sphx_glr_demo_streamplot_features_001.png
         :alt: demo streamplot features
         :srcset: /11_demos/python_packages/matplotlib/images/sphx_glr_demo_streamplot_features_001.png
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    *

      .. image-sg:: /11_demos/python_packages/matplotlib/images/sphx_glr_demo_streamplot_features_002.png
         :alt: demo streamplot features
         :srcset: /11_demos/python_packages/matplotlib/images/sphx_glr_demo_streamplot_features_002.png
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.. code-block:: Python


    import numpy as np
    import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

    Y, X = np.mgrid[-3:3:100j, -3:3:100j]
    U = -1 - X**2 + Y
    V = 1 + X - Y**2
    speed = np.sqrt(U * U + V * V)

    plt.streamplot(X, Y, U, V, color=U, linewidth=2, cmap=plt.cm.autumn)
    plt.colorbar()

    f, (ax1, ax2) = plt.subplots(ncols=2)
    ax1.streamplot(X, Y, U, V, density=[0.5, 1])

    lw = 5 * speed / speed.max()
    ax2.streamplot(X, Y, U, V, density=0.6, color="k", linewidth=lw)

    plt.show()


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