# rougier/matplotlib-cheatsheet

Matplotlib 3.1 cheat sheet.

Repository: https://github.com/rougier/matplotlib-cheatsheet
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/matplotlib-cheatsheet
Homepage: https://matplotlib.org
Language: Python
License: BSD-2-Clause
License Family: permissive
Topics: python, data-visualization, dataviz, matplotlib, cheatsheet
Last push: 2020-09-30T15:35:55+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2579, "days_push": 2163, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2907, forks 390 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:29.129079+00:00)

## What it is
A set of Matplotlib 3.1 cheat sheets and beginner/intermediate handouts rendered as PNG images, created by Nicolas Rougier. The content has since moved to the official matplotlib/cheatsheets repository.

## Use cases
- matplotlib cheat sheet for quick reference
- learn matplotlib plotting basics
- printable matplotlib handout for beginners
- quick lookup of matplotlib plot types and layout options
- teach a data visualization class with matplotlib

## When to choose
- you want a compact visual reference for Matplotlib 3.x APIs
- you are learning or teaching Matplotlib and want one-page summaries

## When to avoid
- you need up-to-date cheat sheets for recent Matplotlib versions - use the official matplotlib/cheatsheets repo instead
- you need a plotting library itself rather than reference material

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: maintenance
- function: data-visualization, documentation
- domain: data-visualization, education, data-science
- platform: python, cross-platform
- tags: cheatsheet, matplotlib, reference, handouts, scientific-visualization

## Member repositories
- rougier/matplotlib-cheatsheet (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:29.129079+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T07:34:24.108585+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/rougier/matplotlib-cheatsheet (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:29.129079+00:00, sha 5fae9ef1c17f)
  - homepage: https://matplotlib.org (fetched 2026-08-29T09:49:45.345318+00:00, sha 42b4b1b4c768)
  - site_page: https://matplotlib.org/devdocs/index.html (fetched 2026-08-29T09:49:45.364488+00:00, sha 22b155c8db76)
  - site_page: https://matplotlib.org/stable/users/release_notes (fetched 2026-08-29T09:49:45.354243+00:00, sha 44136fa355b3)
  - site_page: https://matplotlib.org/stable/index.html (fetched 2026-08-29T09:49:45.356038+00:00, sha f2ff25eb0fc6)
  - site_page: https://matplotlib.org/stable/api/index.html (fetched 2026-08-29T09:49:45.357743+00:00, sha 0ee60edd2a68)
  - site_page: https://matplotlib.org/stable/devel/index.html (fetched 2026-08-29T09:49:45.359847+00:00, sha 680c761b29f0)
  - site_page: https://matplotlib.org/stable (fetched 2026-08-29T09:49:45.361515+00:00, sha 6ee4fa62c0d0)
  - site_page: https://matplotlib.org/stable/users/release_notes.html (fetched 2026-08-29T09:49:45.363080+00:00, sha 44136fa355b3)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.