Plot Customization and Themes in Seaborn
Seaborn includes built-in themes and context settings that make your visualizations look polished without extensive manual styling.
Why Customize Plots?
- Improves readability
- Matches branding or presentation styles
- Highlights specific data points or trends
- Creates visual consistency across multiple charts
Built-in Themes
Seaborn offers themes like:
"darkgrid"(default)"whitegrid""dark""white""ticks"
Themes control the background, gridlines, and overall look of the plot.
Context Settings
The set_context() function adjusts plot scaling for:
"paper"— small-scale visuals for reports"notebook"— default for interactive work"talk"— larger text and elements for presentations"poster"— maximum size for conference posters
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