How do you save a PLT plot as a JPG in Python?

To save a matplotlib plot as a JPG file in Python, you can use the plt.savefig() function with the appropriate file name and file format specified. Here’s a step-by-step guide:

1. Create your plot using matplotlib.pyplot functions.
2. After creating the plot, call plt.savefig() to save it to a JPG file.
3. Provide the file name with the .jpg extension as the argument to plt.savefig().

Here’s an example code snippet demonstrating how to save a matplotlib plot as a JPG file:

import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

# Example data
x = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
y = [2, 4, 6, 8, 10]

# Create the plot
plt.plot(x, y)
plt.title('Sample Plot')
plt.xlabel('X-axis')
plt.ylabel('Y-axis')

# Save the plot as a JPG file
plt.savefig('plot.jpg')

# Show the plot (optional)
plt.show()

In this example:

• We create a simple line plot using plt.plot().
• We add a title, and labels for the x-axis and y-axis.
• We then call plt.savefig('plot.jpg') to save the plot as a JPG file named plot.jpg.

After running this code, you’ll find a file named plot.jpg in your current working directory containing the saved plot. Adjust the file name and path as needed to save the plot in a different location.

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