histograms ...

Hello,

I am trying to make a histogram with matplotlib and I do not
understand the example I found

http://n2.nabble.com/Python-MatPlotLib-histogram-example-td1922503.html

I have a data file called "histo.dat" which looks like

···

---------------------------------------------
#
# Eccentricity on entrance to detector band (finer grain)
#
MODE: 0.00e+00 - 1.00e-04
(2226):**********************************************************************************************
   1: 1.00e-04 - 2.00e-04 ( 482):*********************
   2: 2.00e-04 - 3.00e-04 ( 273):************
   3: 3.00e-04 - 4.00e-04 ( 173):********
   4: 4.00e-04 - 5.00e-04 ( 125):******
   5: 5.00e-04 - 6.00e-04 ( 99):*****
   6: 6.00e-04 - 7.00e-04 ( 68):***
.
.
.
932: 9.32e-02 - 9.33e-02 ( 0):
933: 9.33e-02 - 9.34e-02 ( 1):*
---------------------------------------------

The * were meant to give an ascii impression of the histogram.

As you can see, I have 933 bins

First bin (MODE, since it's the most frequent one) ranges between
0.00e+00 - 1.00e-04 and has 2226 occurrences

Second bin ranges between 1.00e-04 - 2.00e-04 and has 482 occurrences

Third bin between 3.00e-04 - 4.00e-04 with 273 cases

etc etc

I am supposed to show this plot tomorrow and I cannot figure out how
to plot this with matplotlib

Any help in this desperate last minute panic would be enormously appreciated!

thanks

Pau

Pau wrote:

...
MODE: 0.00e+00 - 1.00e-04
(2226):**********************************************************************************************
   1: 1.00e-04 - 2.00e-04 ( 482):*********************
   2: 2.00e-04 - 3.00e-04 ( 273):************
   3: 3.00e-04 - 4.00e-04 ( 173):********
   4: 4.00e-04 - 5.00e-04 ( 125):******
   5: 5.00e-04 - 6.00e-04 ( 99):*****
   6: 6.00e-04 - 7.00e-04 ( 68):***
...
I am supposed to show this plot tomorrow and I cannot figure out how
to plot this with matplotlib
...

hey!

i'm not sure but maybe you are looking for something like this (will
crash on the text lines in the file -- you may want to add a try:...
except: pass around the split thing.

from scipy import *
from matplotlib.pyplot import *
from string import split

f = open("histo.dat")
data = f.readlines()
f.close()

x, y, dy = , ,
for i, line in enumerate(data):
    x.append(i)
    y.append(int(line.split('(')[1].split(')')[0]))
    dy.append(sqrt(y[-1]))

bar(x, y, yerr=dy, align='center')
show()

good luck,
sebastian.

Hello!

thanks for the quick answer!

I have removed the text lines (do you mean the ones starting with a
hash, #? I removed those)

It complained about

from scipy import * # complained "ImportError: No module named scipy"

So I commented it out and added

from pylab import *

But it's crashing:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "./prova.py", line 14, in <module>
    y.append(int(line.split('(')[1].split(')')[0]))
IndexError: list index out of range

where

hux(p2)| cat prova.py
#!/usr/bin/env python
from pylab import *
#from scipy import * # complained "ImportError: No module named scipy"
from matplotlib.pyplot import *
from string import split

f = open("histo2.dat")
data = f.readlines()
f.close()

x, y, dy = , ,
for i, line in enumerate(data):
   x.append(i)
   y.append(int(line.split('(')[1].split(')')[0]))
   dy.append(sqrt(y[-1]))

bar(x, y, yerr=dy, align='center')
show()

It would be great if I got this one done. Thanks for your help

Pau

2009/7/5 Sebastian Busch <webmaster@...2599...>:

···

Pau wrote:

...
MODE: 0.00e+00 - 1.00e-04
(2226):**********************************************************************************************
1: 1.00e-04 - 2.00e-04 ( 482):*********************
2: 2.00e-04 - 3.00e-04 ( 273):************
3: 3.00e-04 - 4.00e-04 ( 173):********
4: 4.00e-04 - 5.00e-04 ( 125):******
5: 5.00e-04 - 6.00e-04 ( 99):*****
6: 6.00e-04 - 7.00e-04 ( 68):***
...
I am supposed to show this plot tomorrow and I cannot figure out how
to plot this with matplotlib
...

hey!

i'm not sure but maybe you are looking for something like this (will
crash on the text lines in the file -- you may want to add a try:...
except: pass around the split thing.

from scipy import *
from matplotlib.pyplot import *
from string import split

f = open("histo.dat")
data = f.readlines()
f.close()

x, y, dy = , ,
for i, line in enumerate(data):
x.append(i)
y.append(int(line.split('(')[1].split(')')[0]))
dy.append(sqrt(y[-1]))

bar(x, y, yerr=dy, align='center')
show()

good luck,
sebastian.

--
Let there be peace on earth. And let it begin with misc

ok, I installed now scipy

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "./prova.py", line 14, in <module>
    y.append(int(line.split('(')[1].split(')')[0]))
IndexError: list index out of range

what is out of range?

sorry for the spamming... :frowning:

2009/7/5 Pau <vim.unix@...982...>:

···

Hello!

thanks for the quick answer!

I have removed the text lines (do you mean the ones starting with a
hash, #? I removed those)

It complained about

from scipy import * # complained "ImportError: No module named scipy"

So I commented it out and added

from pylab import *

But it's crashing:

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "./prova.py", line 14, in <module>
y.append(int(line.split('(')[1].split(')')[0]))
IndexError: list index out of range

where

hux(p2)| cat prova.py
#!/usr/bin/env python
from pylab import *
#from scipy import * # complained "ImportError: No module named scipy"
from matplotlib.pyplot import *
from string import split

f = open("histo2.dat")
data = f.readlines()
f.close()

x, y, dy = , ,
for i, line in enumerate(data):
x.append(i)
y.append(int(line.split('(')[1].split(')')[0]))
dy.append(sqrt(y[-1]))

bar(x, y, yerr=dy, align='center')
show()

It would be great if I got this one done. Thanks for your help

Pau

2009/7/5 Sebastian Busch <webmaster@...2599...>:

Pau wrote:

...
MODE: 0.00e+00 - 1.00e-04
(2226):**********************************************************************************************
1: 1.00e-04 - 2.00e-04 ( 482):*********************
2: 2.00e-04 - 3.00e-04 ( 273):************
3: 3.00e-04 - 4.00e-04 ( 173):********
4: 4.00e-04 - 5.00e-04 ( 125):******
5: 5.00e-04 - 6.00e-04 ( 99):*****
6: 6.00e-04 - 7.00e-04 ( 68):***
...
I am supposed to show this plot tomorrow and I cannot figure out how
to plot this with matplotlib
...

hey!

i'm not sure but maybe you are looking for something like this (will
crash on the text lines in the file -- you may want to add a try:...
except: pass around the split thing.

from scipy import *
from matplotlib.pyplot import *
from string import split

f = open("histo.dat")
data = f.readlines()
f.close()

x, y, dy = , ,
for i, line in enumerate(data):
x.append(i)
y.append(int(line.split('(')[1].split(')')[0]))
dy.append(sqrt(y[-1]))

bar(x, y, yerr=dy, align='center')
show()

good luck,
sebastian.

--
Let there be peace on earth. And let it begin with misc

--
Let there be peace on earth. And let it begin with misc

Pau,

I recommend you to run this script via ipython.

First install it if you haven’t and and run your script with %run
magic command. There you will be able to easily pinpoint the index out of range
error.

···

On Sun, Jul 5, 2009 at 3:41 PM, Pau <vim.unix@…982…> wrote:

ok, I installed now scipy

Traceback (most recent call last):

File “./prova.py”, line 14, in

y.append(int(line.split('(')[1].split(')')[0]))

IndexError: list index out of range

what is out of range?

sorry for the spamming… :frowning:

2009/7/5 Pau <vim.unix@…982…>:

Hello!

thanks for the quick answer!

I have removed the text lines (do you mean the ones starting with a

hash, #? I removed those)

It complained about

from scipy import * # complained “ImportError: No module named scipy”

So I commented it out and added

from pylab import *

But it’s crashing:

Traceback (most recent call last):

File “./prova.py”, line 14, in

y.append(int(line.split(‘(’)[1].split(‘)’)[0]))

IndexError: list index out of range

where

hux(p2)| cat prova.py

#!/usr/bin/env python

from pylab import *

#from scipy import * # complained “ImportError: No module named scipy”

from matplotlib.pyplot import *

from string import split

f = open(“histo2.dat”)

data = f.readlines()

f.close()

x, y, dy = , ,

for i, line in enumerate(data):

x.append(i)

y.append(int(line.split(‘(’)[1].split(‘)’)[0]))

dy.append(sqrt(y[-1]))

bar(x, y, yerr=dy, align=‘center’)

show()

It would be great if I got this one done. Thanks for your help

Pau

2009/7/5 Sebastian Busch <webmaster@…2599…>:

Pau wrote:

MODE: 0.00e+00 - 1.00e-04

(2226):**********************************************************************************************

1: 1.00e-04 - 2.00e-04 ( 482):*********************

2: 2.00e-04 - 3.00e-04 ( 273):************

3: 3.00e-04 - 4.00e-04 ( 173):********

4: 4.00e-04 - 5.00e-04 ( 125):******

5: 5.00e-04 - 6.00e-04 ( 99):*****

6: 6.00e-04 - 7.00e-04 ( 68):***

I am supposed to show this plot tomorrow and I cannot figure out how

to plot this with matplotlib

hey!

i’m not sure but maybe you are looking for something like this (will

crash on the text lines in the file – you may want to add a try:…

except: pass around the split thing.

from scipy import *

from matplotlib.pyplot import *

from string import split

f = open(“histo.dat”)

data = f.readlines()

f.close()

x, y, dy = , ,

for i, line in enumerate(data):

x.append(i)

y.append(int(line.split(‘(’)[1].split(‘)’)[0]))

dy.append(sqrt(y[-1]))

bar(x, y, yerr=dy, align=‘center’)

show()

good luck,

sebastian.

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Gökhan

Hello,

thanks, yes, I had done this already. It's pointing to the append
place for y, but I am absolutely lost at that line. I don't understand
it.

I guess this has to do with the format of the data (see previous e-mail)

---> 13 y.append(int(line.split('(')[1].split(')')[0]))

anyway... thanks for all... I guess that the last minute panic is not
exactly the best strategy, as usual

Pau

2009/7/5 Gökhan SEVER <gokhansever@...287...>:

···

On Sun, Jul 5, 2009 at 3:41 PM, Pau <vim.unix@...982...> wrote:

ok, I installed now scipy

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "./prova.py", line 14, in <module>
y.append(int(line.split('(')[1].split(')')[0]))
IndexError: list index out of range

what is out of range?

sorry for the spamming... :frowning:

2009/7/5 Pau <vim.unix@...982...>:
> Hello!
>
> thanks for the quick answer!
>
> I have removed the text lines (do you mean the ones starting with a
> hash, #? I removed those)
>
> It complained about
>
> from scipy import * # complained "ImportError: No module named scipy"
>
> So I commented it out and added
>
> from pylab import *
>
> But it's crashing:
>
> Traceback (most recent call last):
> File "./prova.py", line 14, in <module>
> y.append(int(line.split('(')[1].split(')')[0]))
> IndexError: list index out of range
>
> where
>
> hux(p2)| cat prova.py
> #!/usr/bin/env python
> from pylab import *
> #from scipy import * # complained "ImportError: No module named scipy"
> from matplotlib.pyplot import *
> from string import split
>
> f = open("histo2.dat")
> data = f.readlines()
> f.close()
>
> x, y, dy = , ,
> for i, line in enumerate(data):
> x.append(i)
> y.append(int(line.split('(')[1].split(')')[0]))
> dy.append(sqrt(y[-1]))
>
> bar(x, y, yerr=dy, align='center')
> show()
>
> It would be great if I got this one done. Thanks for your help
>
>
> Pau
>
>
> 2009/7/5 Sebastian Busch <webmaster@...2599...>:
>> Pau wrote:
>>> ...
>>> MODE: 0.00e+00 - 1.00e-04
>>>
>>> (2226):**********************************************************************************************
>>> 1: 1.00e-04 - 2.00e-04 ( 482):*********************
>>> 2: 2.00e-04 - 3.00e-04 ( 273):************
>>> 3: 3.00e-04 - 4.00e-04 ( 173):********
>>> 4: 4.00e-04 - 5.00e-04 ( 125):******
>>> 5: 5.00e-04 - 6.00e-04 ( 99):*****
>>> 6: 6.00e-04 - 7.00e-04 ( 68):***
>>> ...
>>> I am supposed to show this plot tomorrow and I cannot figure out how
>>> to plot this with matplotlib
>>> ...
>>
>> hey!
>>
>> i'm not sure but maybe you are looking for something like this (will
>> crash on the text lines in the file -- you may want to add a try:...
>> except: pass around the split thing.
>>
>>
>>
>> from scipy import *
>> from matplotlib.pyplot import *
>> from string import split
>>
>> f = open("histo.dat")
>> data = f.readlines()
>> f.close()
>>
>> x, y, dy = , ,
>> for i, line in enumerate(data):
>> x.append(i)
>> y.append(int(line.split('(')[1].split(')')[0]))
>> dy.append(sqrt(y[-1]))
>>
>> bar(x, y, yerr=dy, align='center')
>> show()
>>
>>
>> good luck,
>> sebastian.
>>
>>
>
>
>
> --
> Let there be peace on earth. And let it begin with misc
>

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Pau,

I recommend you to run this script via ipython.

First install it if you haven't and and run your script with %run magic
command. There you will be able to easily pinpoint the index out of range
error.

--
Gökhan

--
Let there be peace on earth. And let it begin with misc

OK, You are one step closer to point out the error.

Look for an instance of line. What does it output?

Then try fiddling with the split() function and proper indexes.

Haha, are you a Mediterranean person or what?

···

On Sun, Jul 5, 2009 at 3:54 PM, Pau <vim.unix@…982…> wrote:

Hello,

thanks, yes, I had done this already. It’s pointing to the append

place for y, but I am absolutely lost at that line. I don’t understand

it.

I guess this has to do with the format of the data (see previous e-mail)

—> 13 y.append(int(line.split(‘(’)[1].split(‘)’)[0]))

anyway… thanks for all… I guess that the last minute panic is not

exactly the best strategy, as usual

Pau

2009/7/5 Gökhan SEVER <gokhansever@…287…>:

On Sun, Jul 5, 2009 at 3:41 PM, Pau <vim.unix@…982…> wrote:

ok, I installed now scipy

Traceback (most recent call last):

File “./prova.py”, line 14, in

y.append(int(line.split(‘(’)[1].split(‘)’)[0]))

IndexError: list index out of range

what is out of range?

sorry for the spamming… :frowning:

2009/7/5 Pau <vim.unix@…878…982…>:

Hello!

thanks for the quick answer!

I have removed the text lines (do you mean the ones starting with a

hash, #? I removed those)

It complained about

from scipy import * # complained “ImportError: No module named scipy”

So I commented it out and added

from pylab import *

But it’s crashing:

Traceback (most recent call last):

File “./prova.py”, line 14, in

y.append(int(line.split(‘(’)[1].split(‘)’)[0]))

IndexError: list index out of range

where

hux(p2)| cat prova.py

#!/usr/bin/env python

from pylab import *

#from scipy import * # complained “ImportError: No module named scipy”

from matplotlib.pyplot import *

from string import split

f = open(“histo2.dat”)

data = f.readlines()

f.close()

x, y, dy = , ,

for i, line in enumerate(data):

x.append(i)

y.append(int(line.split(‘(’)[1].split(‘)’)[0]))

dy.append(sqrt(y[-1]))

bar(x, y, yerr=dy, align=‘center’)

show()

It would be great if I got this one done. Thanks for your help

Pau

2009/7/5 Sebastian Busch <webmaster@…2599…>:

Pau wrote:

MODE: 0.00e+00 - 1.00e-04

(2226):**********************************************************************************************

1: 1.00e-04 - 2.00e-04 ( 482):*********************

2: 2.00e-04 - 3.00e-04 ( 273):************

3: 3.00e-04 - 4.00e-04 ( 173):********

4: 4.00e-04 - 5.00e-04 ( 125):******

5: 5.00e-04 - 6.00e-04 ( 99):*****

6: 6.00e-04 - 7.00e-04 ( 68):***

I am supposed to show this plot tomorrow and I cannot figure out how

to plot this with matplotlib

hey!

i’m not sure but maybe you are looking for something like this (will

crash on the text lines in the file – you may want to add a try:…

except: pass around the split thing.

from scipy import *

from matplotlib.pyplot import *

from string import split

f = open(“histo.dat”)

data = f.readlines()

f.close()

x, y, dy = , ,

for i, line in enumerate(data):

x.append(i)

y.append(int(line.split(‘(’)[1].split(‘)’)[0]))

dy.append(sqrt(y[-1]))

bar(x, y, yerr=dy, align=‘center’)

show()

good luck,

sebastian.

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Pau,

I recommend you to run this script via ipython.

First install it if you haven’t and and run your script with %run magic

command. There you will be able to easily pinpoint the index out of range

error.

Gökhan

Let there be peace on earth. And let it begin with misc


Gökhan

Pau wrote:

...
2009/7/5 Gökhan SEVER <gokhansever@...287...>:

...
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "./prova.py", line 14, in <module>
   y.append(int(line.split('(')[1].split(')')[0]))
IndexError: list index out of range

2009/7/5 Sebastian Busch <webmaster@...2599...>:

Pau wrote:

(2226):**********************************************************************************************
   1: 1.00e-04 - 2.00e-04 ( 482):*********************

hey there,

what the line should do is to get the number out of the lengthy text. it
should take what is behind a "(" and before a ")". my guess is that in
some line of your textfile, there is no bracket. give this a try:

from scipy import *
from matplotlib.pyplot import *
from string import split

f = open("histo.dat")
data = f.readlines()
f.close()

x, y, dy = , ,
for i, line in enumerate(data):
    try:
        x.append(i)
        y.append(int(line.split('(')[1].split(')')[0]))
        dy.append(sqrt(y[-1]))
    except:
        pass

bar(x, y, yerr=dy, align='center')
show()

which will skip any error. but check if your data made it into "y" or
were skipped as well! :wink:

best,
sebastian.

···

On Sun, Jul 5, 2009 at 3:41 PM, Pau <vim.unix@...982...> wrote:

Pau wrote:

...
MODE: 0.00e+00 - 1.00e-04

(2226):**********************************************************************************************
   1: 1.00e-04 - 2.00e-04 ( 482):*********************
   2: 2.00e-04 - 3.00e-04 ( 273):************
   3: 3.00e-04 - 4.00e-04 ( 173):********
   4: 4.00e-04 - 5.00e-04 ( 125):******
   5: 5.00e-04 - 6.00e-04 ( 99):*****
   6: 6.00e-04 - 7.00e-04 ( 68):***
...

i think it was the last (empty) line which was messing up things. the
following works (at least here.....)

from scipy import *
from matplotlib.pyplot import *
from string import split

f = open("histo2.dat")
data = f.readlines()
f.close()

x, y, dy = , ,
for i, line in enumerate(data):
    try:
        y.append(int(line.split('(')[1].split(')')[0]))
        x.append(i)
        dy.append(sqrt(y[-1]))
    except:
        pass

bar(x, y, yerr=dy, align='center')
show()

main difference is swapping of x and y append(......): if something goes
wrong width y, it won't do x and therefore both will have the same
length in the end (i think it was complaining about the two not having
the same length).

as a side note:
you might want to use

yscale('log')
and / or
xscale('log')

as your data drop pretty fast.

good luck & good night,
sebastian.