How do I save the entire graph without it being cut off?

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I'm trying to graph a pie chart using myplotlib, and I was able to set the spacing and the end result with plt.show() is exactly what I want. However whenever I try to save my figure using plt.savefig("file path name here.png") The title and portions of the labels are cut off.

I have tried using plt.tight_layout() however, that completely removes all the spacing I set up beforehand. I also tried plt.savefig("file path name.png", dpi=...) however that just increases the size of the saved png creating a bigger image that has its title and labels cut off.

Dict_July=dict(Apps["July"].value_counts())
Dict_Aug=dict(Apps["August"].value_counts())
Dict_Sept=dict(Apps["September"].value_counts())
Dict_Oct=dict(Apps["October"].value_counts())
Dict_Nov=dict(Apps["November"].value_counts())
Dict_Jan=dict(Apps["January"].value_counts())
Dict_Feb=dict(Apps["Feb/Mar"].value_counts())
Dict_April=dict(Apps["April"].value_counts())

App_Errors=[Dict_July, Dict_Aug, Dict_Sept, Dict_Oct, Dict_Nov, Dict_Jan, Dict_Feb, Dict_April]

App_Names=["None","2020","CRM","Other","3C Logic","Outlook","Act-on","Foxit"]
colors=["c","orangered","lime","gold","mediumorchid","mediumslateblue","fuchsia","mediumspringgreen"]
july_leg_values=[]
july_legend=[]

for x in range(len(App_Names)):
    try:
        july_leg_values.append(App_Errors[0][App_Names[x]])
        july_legend.append(App_Names[x])
    except:
        "test"

plt.pie(july_leg_values, labels=july_legend,shadow=True,colors=colors, autopct="%1.1f%%", radius=1.6, explode=(.1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0))
plt.title("July 2017 App Errors",y=1.3,fontsize=14, fontweight="bold")

plt.savefig("./Images/July_App.png")

Examples of what I created vs what is saved as are here.

radius=1.6 creates a pie that is larger than the figure, so it gets cut off. Use radius =1 or similar to have the complete pie within the figure. — ImportanceOfBeingErnest, May 01 '19 at 21:33
So is there no way to save the picture as is? I set it to radius 1.6 for more visibility, which is why I was avoiding using plt.tight_layout() because it set radius to 1. — Kenny Daniels, May 01 '19 at 23:37
If you want to have a larger figure use `plt.figure(figsize=(8,7))` or whatever numbers you need. — ImportanceOfBeingErnest, May 01 '19 at 23:40

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 28 '21 at 05:49

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use bbox_inches='tight'

plt.savefig('file_name.png', bbox_inches='tight')

answered Apr 28 '21 at 05:49

Arun Garg

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How do I save the entire graph without it being cut off?

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