How do I get a file like object in matplotlib?

Question

I have used plt.plot(plot1['x'], plot1['y']) to produce a plot from my "plot1" dataset.

I want to get a file like object from this plot how can I get it done?

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(a) Don't post code as images! (b) What should be in the filelike object? An image, maybe? In what format? — AKX, Aug 08 '21 at 18:57
I want to attach the plot into an discord.Embed so I need a file like object — Yas, Aug 08 '21 at 19:02
See https://stackoverflow.com/questions/8598673/how-to-save-a-pylab-figure-into-in-memory-file-which-can-be-read-into-pil-image — MattDMo, Aug 08 '21 at 19:04
BytesIO is like FileIO but with bytes instead of text. Images like png use bytes. The enables you to save your file "in memory" rather than on the disc. — mozway, Aug 08 '21 at 19:08

mozway · Accepted Answer · 2021-08-08T19:04:01.190

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So, it looks like you want to save your plot as a format that can be copied in instant messaging:

import io, base64
picture = io.BytesIO()
plt.savefig(picture, format='png')
picture.seek(0)
picture_b64 = base64.b64encode(picture.read())

edited Aug 08 '21 at 19:04

answered Aug 08 '21 at 18:58

mozway

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Aug 08 '21 at 19:23

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Solution,

import io

buf = io.BytesIO()
plt.savefig(buf, format='png')
buf.seek(0)
file = discord.File(buf, "image.png")
buf.close()
return file #  or do anything with the file

answered Aug 08 '21 at 19:23

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How do I get a file like object in matplotlib?

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