How to show xticks in vertical fashion in matplotlib python?

Question

How do you have category names as the xlabel without it all squeezing together? Below is my dictionary. I actually have my keys and values mixed up due to sorting, but the code is fine.

2 : theatre
16 : silent
234 : western
1230 : mystery
1296 : animated
1496 : fantasy
1584 : science
1922 : adventure
2176 : family
2767 : horror
4122 : action
4281 : romance
4804 : thriller
7105 : comedy
11147 : drama

keys, values = df_decades_obs_dict.values(), df_decades_obs_dict.keys()
plt.bar(range(len(values)), values, color='g')
plt.xticks(range(len(values)), keys)
plt.show()

Here is a photo of what the graph looks like:

use `plt.xticks(range(len(values)), keys,rotation=90)` – Equinox Feb 26 '18 at 05:38 — Equinox, Feb 26 '18 at 05:38
@venky__ make it an answer and i'll upvote you – handavidbang Feb 26 '18 at 05:41 — handavidbang, Feb 26 '18 at 05:41
You should mark the answer as "accepted" – Equinox Feb 26 '18 at 06:01 — Equinox, Feb 26 '18 at 06:01

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 26 '18 at 05:44

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You can use plt.xticks(range(len(values)), keys,rotation=90) to rotate. more info in docs

answered Feb 26 '18 at 05:44

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How to show xticks in vertical fashion in matplotlib python?

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