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    .. meta::
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.. _sphx_glr_gallery_mplot3d_scatter3d.py:


==============
3D scatterplot
==============

Demonstration of a basic scatterplot in 3D.

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.. code-block:: Python


    import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
    import numpy as np

    # Fixing random state for reproducibility
    np.random.seed(19680801)


    def randrange(n, vmin, vmax):
        """
        Helper function to make an array of random numbers having shape (n, )
        with each number distributed Uniform(vmin, vmax).
        """
        return (vmax - vmin)*np.random.rand(n) + vmin

    fig = plt.figure()
    ax = fig.add_subplot(projection='3d')

    n = 100

    # For each set of style and range settings, plot n random points in the box
    # defined by x in [23, 32], y in [0, 100], z in [zlow, zhigh].
    for m, zlow, zhigh in [('o', -50, -25), ('^', -30, -5)]:
        xs = randrange(n, 23, 32)
        ys = randrange(n, 0, 100)
        zs = randrange(n, zlow, zhigh)
        ax.scatter(xs, ys, zs, marker=m)

    ax.set_xlabel('X Label')
    ax.set_ylabel('Y Label')
    ax.set_zlabel('Z Label')

    plt.show()


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.. tags::
   plot-type: 3D, plot-type: scatter,
   level: beginner


.. _sphx_glr_download_gallery_mplot3d_scatter3d.py:

.. only:: html

  .. container:: sphx-glr-footer sphx-glr-footer-example

    .. container:: sphx-glr-download sphx-glr-download-jupyter

      :download:`Download Jupyter notebook: scatter3d.ipynb <scatter3d.ipynb>`

    .. container:: sphx-glr-download sphx-glr-download-python

      :download:`Download Python source code: scatter3d.py <scatter3d.py>`

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      :download:`Download zipped: scatter3d.zip <scatter3d.zip>`


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