Intermediate Python
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# Import the required library
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
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# Put the x-axis on a logarithmic scale
plt.xscale('log')Normally, the x-axis of the graph shows the values in a straight line, with equal spaces between each value.
However, sometimes the data you have spans a very wide range of values, from very small to very large. When this happens, it can be difficult to see the details in the smaller values because they get squished together on the graph.
To solve this problem, you can use a logarithmic scale on the x-axis. A logarithmic scale is a special type of scale where the values are spaced out in a different way. Instead of equal spaces between values, the spaces get bigger and bigger as you move away from the starting point.
Using a logarithmic scale allows you to see both the small and large values on the same graph more clearly. It stretches out the smaller values so that they are easier to distinguish.