How do i plot a graph using a 2D List?

Question

I can't seem to figure out how to plot a graph as i always get an error message of "no numeric data to plot". I have also tried using a csv file to plot but it has not been successful.

This is my 2d list;

listofstock.append([1,"Microsoft","Mega",100,188,207])
listofstock.append([2,"Amazon","Mega",5,1700,3003])
listofstock.append([3,"PayPal","Large",80,100,188])
listofstock.append([4,"Apple","Large",100,60,110])
listofstock.append([5,"Fastly","Mid",30,40,76])
listofstock.append([6,"Square","Mid",30,40,178])

Irfanuddin · Accepted Answer · 2022-02-03T08:11:54.233

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You can try this

import pandas as pd

listofstock = []
listofstock.append([1,"Microsoft","Mega",100,188,207])
listofstock.append([2,"Amazon","Mega",5,1700,3003])
listofstock.append([3,"PayPal","Large",80,100,188])
listofstock.append([4,"Apple","Large",100,60,110])
listofstock.append([5,"Fastly","Mid",30,40,76])
listofstock.append([6,"Square","Mid",30,40,178])

# if you are in a ipython-notebook
pd.DataFrame.from_records(listofstock).drop(0, axis=1).set_index([1]).plot()

# if you want to save the figure to a file
fig = pd.DataFrame.from_records(listofstock).drop(0, axis=1).set_index([1]).plot().get_figure()
fig.savefig('test.png')

# if you want to open in a new window
fig.show()

edited Feb 03 '22 at 08:11

answered Jan 27 '22 at 15:34

Irfanuddin

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the code seems to work but the graph doesn't seem to pop out. – hannah Feb 02 '22 at 10:07
I don't understand? What do you mean by pop out? – Irfanuddin Feb 02 '22 at 18:59
when i run it in visual studio, the graph doesn't come out. – hannah Feb 02 '22 at 21:10
You need to look into how to save your graph or open in a new window. There are many ways. The one I shared would work in a iPython Notebook like Jupyter Notebook. – Irfanuddin Feb 03 '22 at 04:18
@hannah I have edited my answer for various other scenarios. You can get more info on this [here](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/29356269/plot-inline-or-a-separate-window-using-matplotlib-in-spyder-ide) – Irfanuddin Feb 03 '22 at 08:12
oh i see okay i understand now, thank you! – hannah Feb 04 '22 at 13:14

How do i plot a graph using a 2D List?

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