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--- other:python:jyp_steps [2019/06/27 11:31] – [Useful matplotlib reference pages] Added axis ticks and labels jypeter
+++ other:python:jyp_steps [2019/07/09 16:39] – [Matplotlib] Added note about alpha/transparency jypeter
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       * [[https://matplotlib.org/examples/color/named_colors.html|named_colors.py]]: named colors
       * More details about the colors below, in the [[#graphics_related_resources|Resources section]]
-    - if you don't see a part of what you have plotted, maybe it's hidden behind other elements! Use the [[https://matplotlib.org/examples/pylab_examples/zorder_demo.html|zorder parameter]] to explicitly specify the plotting order/layers
+    - if you don't see a part of what you have plotted, maybe it's hidden behind other elements! Use the [[https://matplotlib.org/examples/pylab_examples/zorder_demo.html|zorder parameter]] to explicitly **specify the plotting order/layers/depth**
       * things should automatically work //as expected// if //zorder// is not explicitly specified
       * Use the ''zorder=NN'' parameter when creating objects. ''NN'' is an integer where 0 is the lowest value (the farthest from the eye), and objects are plotted above objects with a lower //zorder// value
       * Use ''matplotlib_object.set_order(NN)'' to change the order after an object has been created
+    - you can use **transparency** to partially show what is behind some markers or other objects. Many //artists// accept the ''alpha'' parameter where ''0.0'' means that the object is completely transparent, and ''1.0'' means completely opaque\\ e.g. ''my_plot.scatter(..., alpha=0.7)''
     - sometimes the results of the python/matplolib commands are displayed immediately, sometimes not. It depends if you are in [[http://matplotlib.org/faq/usage_faq.html#what-is-interactive-mode|interactive or non-interactive]] mode
     - if your matplotlib is executed in a batch script, it will generate an error when trying to create (''show()'') a plot, because matplotlib expects to be able to display the figure on a screen by default.