Save charts (export)

Matplotlib Basics

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You save any Matplotlib figure with:

plt.savefig('filename.png')

Matplotlib supports raster and vector formats — depending on what you need (for screen display vs. print).

Raster file formats supported:

Vector file formats supported:

You can control image size, quality, and layout:

plt.savefig(

# filename + extension decides format

'chart.svg',

# dots per inch (resolution)

dpi=300,

# trims extra whitespace

bbox_inches='tight',

# transparent background

transparent=True,

# background color

facecolor='white'

)