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matplotlib.style

matplotlib.style.context(style, after_reset=False)

Context manager for using style settings temporarily.

Parameters:

style : str, dict, or list

A style specification. Valid options are:

str The name of a style or a path/URL to a style file. For a list of available style names, see style.available.
dict Dictionary with valid key/value pairs for matplotlib.rcParams.
list A list of style specifiers (str or dict) applied from first to last in the list.

after_reset : bool

If True, apply style after resetting settings to their defaults; otherwise, apply style on top of the current settings.

matplotlib.style.reload_library()

Reload style library.

matplotlib.style.use(style)

Use matplotlib style settings from a style specification.

The style name of ‘default’ is reserved for reverting back to the default style settings.

Parameters:

style : str, dict, or list

A style specification. Valid options are:

str The name of a style or a path/URL to a style file. For a list of available style names, see style.available.
dict Dictionary with valid key/value pairs for matplotlib.rcParams.
list A list of style specifiers (str or dict) applied from first to last in the list.
matplotlib.style.library

Dictionary of available styles

matplotlib.style.available

List of available styles