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How to highlight one point in a matplotlib plot


Suppose, I have the following two lists that correspond to x- and y-coordinates.

x = [1,2,3,4,5,6]
y = [3,4,5,6,7,8]

I want the first pair (1,3) to be in a different color or shape.

How can this be done using python?


Solution

  • One of the simplest possible answers.

    import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
    
    x = [1,2,3,4,5,6]
    y = [3,4,5,6,7,8]
    
    plt.plot(x[1:], y[1:], 'ro')
    plt.plot(x[0], y[0], 'g*')
    
    plt.show()