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Update bachelors_degree_by_gender example. #6874

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13 changes: 6 additions & 7 deletions examples/showcase/bachelors_degrees_by_gender.py
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fig.subplots_adjust(left=.06, right=.75, bottom=.02, top=.94)
# Limit the range of the plot to only where the data is.
# Avoid unnecessary whitespace.
ax.set_xlim(1968.5, 2011.1)
ax.set_xlim(1969.5, 2011.1)
ax.set_ylim(-0.25, 90)
ax.get_xaxis().get_major_formatter().set_useOffset(False)

# Make sure your axis ticks are large enough to be easily read.
# You don't want your viewers squinting to read your plot.
plt.xticks(range(1970, 2011, 10), fontsize=14)
plt.yticks(range(0, 91, 10), ['{0}%'.format(x)
for x in range(0, 91, 10)], fontsize=14)
plt.yticks(range(0, 91, 10), fontsize=14)
ax.xaxis.set_major_formatter(plt.FuncFormatter('{:.0f}'.format))
ax.yaxis.set_major_formatter(plt.FuncFormatter('{:.0f}%'.format))
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You can simply use '{:.0%}'

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No, because this would multiply the entries by 100 (they are in [0, 100], not [0, 1]).

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Ahh, yes, sorry.


# Provide tick lines across the plot to help your viewers trace along
# the axis ticks. Make sure that the lines are light and small so they
# don't obscure the primary data lines.
for y in range(10, 91, 10):
plt.plot(range(1969, 2012), [y] * len(range(1969, 2012)), '--',
lw=0.5, color='black', alpha=0.3)
plt.grid(True, 'major', 'y', ls='--', lw=.5, c='k', alpha=.3)

# Remove the tick marks; they are unnecessary with the tick lines we just
# plotted.
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# You can also save it as a PDF, JPEG, etc.
# Just change the file extension in this call.
# plt.savefig('percent-bachelors-degrees-women-usa.png', bbox_inches='tight')
plt.show()
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