Pandas Series: plot.area() function
Series-plot.area() function
The plot.area() function is used to draw a stacked area plot.
An area plot displays quantitative data visually. This function wraps the matplotlib area function.
Syntax:
Series.plot.area(self, x=None, y=None, **kwargs)
Parameters:
| Name | Description | Type/Default Value | Required / Optional |
|---|---|---|---|
| x | Coordinates for the X axis. By default uses the index. | label or position | Optional |
| y | Column to plot. By default uses all columns. | label or position | Optional |
| stacked | Area plots are stacked by default. Set to False to create a unstacked plot. | bool, default True | Optional |
| **kwds | Additional keyword arguments are documented in DataFrame.plot(). | Optional |
Returns: matplotlib.axes.Axes or numpy.ndarray
Area plot, or array of area plots if subplots is True.
Example:
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