Matplotlib Scatter: Draw a scatter plot using random distributions to generate balls of different sizes

Matplotlib Scatter: Exercise-3 with Solution

Write a Python program to draw a scatter plot using random distributions to generate balls of different sizes.

Sample Solution:

Python Code:

import math
import random
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
# create random data
no_of_balls = 25
x = [random.triangular() for i in range(no_of_balls)]
y = [random.gauss(0.5, 0.25) for i in range(no_of_balls)]
colors = [random.randint(1, 4) for i in range(no_of_balls)]
areas = [math.pi * random.randint(5, 15)**2 for i in range(no_of_balls)]
# draw the plot
plt.figure()
plt.scatter(x, y, s=areas, c=colors, alpha=0.85)
plt.axis([0.0, 1.0, 0.0, 1.0])
plt.xlabel("X")
plt.ylabel("Y")
plt.show()

Sample Output:

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