matplotlib.axes.Axes.hlines

Axes.hlines(y, xmin, xmax, colors=None, linestyles='solid', label='', *, data=None, **kwargs)[source]

Plot horizontal lines at each y from xmin to xmax.

Parameters:	yfloat or array-like y-indexes where to plot the lines. xmin, xmaxfloat or array-like Respective beginning and end of each line. If scalars are provided, all lines will have same length. colorslist of colors, default: rcParams["lines.color"] (default: 'C0') linestyles{'solid', 'dashed', 'dashdot', 'dotted'}, optional labelstr, default: ''
Returns:	LineCollection
Other Parameters:	**kwargsLineCollection properties.

See also

vlines

vertical lines

axhline

horizontal line across the Axes

Notes

Note

In addition to the above described arguments, this function can take a data keyword argument. If such a data argument is given, the following arguments can also be string s, which is interpreted as data[s] (unless this raises an exception): y, xmin, xmax, colors.

Objects passed as data must support item access (data[s]) and membership test (s in data).

Examples using matplotlib.axes.Axes.hlines

hlines and vlines

Specifying Colors