In this article, we would learn how to save a plot as an image in python. There are times when one needs a matplotlib figure as an image file so that we can use it for other purposes.

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We can save a plot as an image easily by following the steps mentioned in this article. So let us begin.

How to save a matplotlib plot as an image in Python

In the previous article: Line Chart Plotting in Python using Matplotlib we have seen the following plot.

Now we’ll see how to save this plot.

We can save a matplotlib plot by using the savefig( ) function. This function saves the figure in the current working directory. We can give a name, formats such as .jpg, .png etc and a resolution in dpi (dots per inches) to the saved image.

Consider the graph as shown above and its code

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We can save this graph by adding two lines in the above code

1. fig = plt.figure( ) , added before the plot function.
2. fig.saveplot( ) , added after plot and before plt.show( ) .

Code to save the plot as an image – matplotlib

As seen in the above code, we added two extra lines to save our plot to the current working directory. You can find the current working directory using the os module of python.

Run the following code to find the current directory

Note:

• We can set the figure size with the plt.figure( ) function.
• plt.figure() function is called first and then the plotting function.
• fig.savefig() function is called before the plt.show( ).

Savefig( ) function explanation

Here, ‘line plot.jpg’ is the name of the figure saved with the extension as ‘.jpg’. We can give any extension like ‘.png ‘ , ‘.jpeg’ etc. We can also decide the resolution of the saved image by changing the dpi argument. A dpi of 75 is good if you want to put the image on a web page or a dpi of 250 or more is good if the image is to be included in a report or docx file. The argument bbox_inches=’tight’ is optional and is set if the labels of the axes are cut off in the saved image.

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There are also other parameters in the savefig( ) command. You can refer to the documentation of this command by following the link: matplotlib.pyplot.savefig

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Spyder Plot Codes

1. from PIL import Image webhexcolor = “#4878A8” im = Image.new(“RGB”, (100,100), webhexcolor) im.save( “color.png”)

Spyder Interactive Plot