- Basic Information
- Matplotlib figsize is a method to change graph dimensions
- Default figure size is 6.4x4.8 inches
- Figsize is an attribute of figure() class in pyplot submodule
- Parameters and Units
- Width parameter controls plot width, default is 6 inches
- Height parameter controls plot height, default is 4 inches
- All measurements are in inches by default
- Different units can be achieved using conversion functions
- Implementation
- Figsize must be set before graph initialization
- Can be used with subplots to create multiple plots
- Cannot change rcParams directly, must use figsize
- Monitor's dpi can be used to set figure size
- Error Handling
- 'matplotlib figsize not working' error occurs when plotting first
- Place plt.figure() before plt.bar() to avoid errors