""" =========================== Frontpage histogram example =========================== This example reproduces the frontpage histogram example. """ import matplotlib.pyplot as plt import numpy as np random_state = np.random.RandomState(19680801) X = random_state.randn(10000) fig, ax = plt.subplots() ax.hist(X, bins=25, density=True) x = np.linspace(-5, 5, 1000) ax.plot(x, 1 / np.sqrt(2*np.pi) * np.exp(-(x**2)/2), linewidth=4) ax.set_xticks([]) ax.set_yticks([]) fig.savefig("histogram_frontpage.png", dpi=25) # results in 160x120 px image