.. _lines_bars_and_markers-barh_demo:

lines_bars_and_markers example code: barh_demo.py
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.. plot:: /build/matplotlib-Gi1JJZ/matplotlib-1.5.1/doc/mpl_examples/lines_bars_and_markers/barh_demo.py

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    """
    Simple demo of a horizontal bar chart.
    """
    import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
    plt.rcdefaults()
    import numpy as np
    import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
    
    
    # Example data
    people = ('Tom', 'Dick', 'Harry', 'Slim', 'Jim')
    y_pos = np.arange(len(people))
    performance = 3 + 10 * np.random.rand(len(people))
    error = np.random.rand(len(people))
    
    plt.barh(y_pos, performance, xerr=error, align='center', alpha=0.4)
    plt.yticks(y_pos, people)
    plt.xlabel('Performance')
    plt.title('How fast do you want to go today?')
    
    plt.show()
    

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