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Use matplotlib to plot two data series on separate y-axes.
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from matplotlib import pyplot as plt | |
fractions = range(1, 16) | |
mcgs = [0,0,0,0,0,190,145,10,0,0,0,0,0,0,0] | |
dpms = [0,0,0,0,0,290,390,0,0,0,0,5,20,80,350] | |
#check lists for length | |
for list in [dpms, mcgs]: | |
assert len(list) == len(fractions), "lists should be same length" | |
fig, ax1 = plt.subplots(figsize=(6,4)) | |
ax2 = ax1.twinx() | |
def my_plot(ax, fractions, alist, color = "red", ylabel = "ylabel"): | |
ax.scatter(fractions, alist, color=color, label=ylabel, alpha=0.5) | |
ax.plot(fractions, alist, color=color, ls=":") | |
ax.set_ylabel(ylabel) | |
my_plot(ax1, | |
fractions, | |
dpms, | |
ylabel=r"Total Radioactivity count (DPM) $10^{3}$", | |
color="orange") | |
my_plot(ax2, | |
fractions, | |
mcgs, | |
ylabel= r"Total Protein $\mu$g", | |
color="blue") | |
fig.legend(bbox_to_anchor=(1, 1), loc='upper left', borderaxespad=0.) | |
ax1.set_title(r"Incorporation of ${}^{14}$C into X") | |
ax1.set_ylim(0, 450) | |
ax2.set_ylim(0, 200) | |
ax1.set_xlabel("fraction") | |
fig.tight_layout() |
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