matplotlib.axes.Axes.vlines

Axes.vlines(x, ymin, ymax, colors=None, linestyles='solid', label='', *, data=None, **kwargs)[source]

Plot vertical lines at each x from ymin to ymax.

Parameters:	xfloat or array-like x-indexes where to plot the lines. ymin, ymaxfloat 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

hlines

horizontal lines

axvline

vertical 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): x, ymin, ymax, colors.

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

Examples using matplotlib.axes.Axes.vlines

Creating a timeline with lines, dates, and text

hlines and vlines

Violin plot customization