Animating Plots In Python Using MatplotLib [Python Tutorial]

This video shows how to make mp4 and gif (movie) files out of figures in python using matplotlib. Maximize your data visualization impact using matplotlib animation when doing data science.

FFMpeg can be downloaded here if you need it:

The github repo can be found here for all the examples mentioned:

[leobianco]

I never comment on YT, but I have to say, you have an exceptional talent for teaching. Thank you for this clear explanation !

[MrJonsi]

Brilliant, thank you! I knew that it couldn't be so hard given you can export plots as images, but this is way cleaner than any documentation I attempted to read!

[leonacndanmark]

Awesome plotting video... and even more important, really well explained! In this way you grab both the beginner and experienced audience after my opinion.

[ScienceGuy]

I don't usually comment but this was an excellent tutorial, thanks for making it! Clear and straightforward, I was able to use this on a data visualization problem at work and people love being able to have their own copy of the animation I made.

[tdworz]

You taught me a whole new way to think about data visualization animation. Fantastic vid! Thanks!

[joepvandeneijnden]

Showing how to solve the error by defining the path to ffmpeg was very helpful! Thanks a lot. :)

[charlihamilton]

I've been trying to animate the evolution of a Wigner function as a surface plot for a while now and kept getting stuck but this taught me exactly how to do it! Thank you very much

[smabedi]

The best tutorial about animated graphs I've ever seen!

[corysechrest]

Definitely going to be using this as the basis to animate/plot some MLB pitches. Thanks for the tutorial!

[scuffed_content]

I like to use ffmpeg and ffplay when testing cameras used for OpenCV. Nice job ! Keep it up.

[rafiohero]

Best tuto ever on this topic where others are so complicated !

[nicolassaintier]

Nice and clear, just what I needed ! Thank you very much !

[baila_fuerte]

You are amazing! One of the best channels out there! :) This video was great. Thank you!

[MrMarc]

Thank you for the tutorial. You have a really good teaching style, clear and easy to follow.

[christianburgos]

This is fantastic. Thank you sir! I'll use it on my projects :)

[Quantanalytics-fvxx]

Thank you for the very useful video, it was easy to understand

[madhavsirohi]

Wow that was so wonderfully made! Loved it!

[unverozkol]

Your 3D surface plot animation in the github was saved my day. Thank you.

[alirezaify]

Very nice video, thank you! I have some data files that have information such as coordinates and vector components in a mesh in a plane. These data files show evolutions of vectors (dipoles) over Monte Carlo steps. I can plot each step of course as density plot in a seaborn but it would be nice to visualize how the dipoles evolve over Monte Carlo steps. Do you have any suggestions where I need to begin? Thank you again

[electron]

Thank you for the excellent video content. I would suggest that you use a larger font and one with greater contrast.