create seaborn lineplot with multiple lines and hue

Question

I have data from multiple lines, and I would like to create seaborn lineplot.

each iteration_value has:

x_values- list of floats
y_values- list between 0 and 1
line_title- a string of the hue.

I have this code:

def save_graph(properties):
    plt.figure()
    for iteration_values in properties.iteration_values:
        sns_plot = sns.lineplot(iteration_values.x_values, iteration_values.y_values,
                                hue=iteration_values.line_title)

    plt.xlabel = properties.x_label
    plt.ylabel = properties.y_label

    plt.title(properties.title, fontsize=20)
    plt.ylim(0, 1)

    figure.savefig(file_path)

    plt.close()

iteration_values = [GraphIterationValues([1, 2, 3], [0.1, 0.2, 0.3], "first line title"),
                    GraphIterationValues(
                        [1, 2, 3], [0.2, 0.3, 0.4], "second line title"),
                    GraphIterationValues(
                        [1, 2, 3], [0.3, 0.4, 0.5], "third line title"),
                    GraphIterationValues([1, 2, 3], [0.4, 0.5, 0.6], "fourth line title")]

properties = OutputGraphPropertied(
    iteration_values, "x label", "y label", "plot title", "./output.jpeg")
save_graph(properties)

But I am getting the error:

ValueError: Could not interpret value `first line title` for parameter `hue`

these are the properties class:

class OutputGraphPropertied:
    def __init__(self, graph_iteration_values, x_label, y_label, title, file_path):
        self.graph_iteration_values = graph_iteration_values
        self.x_label = x_label
        self.y_label = y_label
        self.title = title
        self.file_path = file_path


class GraphIterationValues:
    def __init__(self, x_values, y_values, line_title):
        self.x_values = x_values
        self.y_values = y_values
        self.line_title = line_title

I am trying to make it look like this plot with the months (I used this image for ilustration):

It is a class with :x_label, y_label, title, file_path, and iteration_vlues — Kenny Smith, Apr 21 '21 at 15:06

JohanC · Accepted Answer · 2021-04-21T17:25:23.543

For hue to work properly, all data should be provided at once. Also, hue should refer to an array of the same length as x and y, so repeating the line title for each entry in the arrays of x and y values.

Here is a possible adaption of the first few lines of save_graph:

import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import seaborn as sns
import numpy as np

def save_graph(properties):
    plt.figure()
    x_values = np.concatenate([iteration_values.x_values 
                               for iteration_values in properties.graph_iteration_values])
    y_values = np.concatenate([iteration_values.y_values
                               for iteration_values in properties.graph_iteration_values])
    line_titles = np.concatenate([[iteration_values.line_title] * len(iteration_values.x_values)
                                  for iteration_values in properties.graph_iteration_values])
    sns_plot = sns.lineplot(x=x_values, y=y_values, hue=line_titles)
    ...

Another option is to draw multiple plots on the same graph, not using hue but set the label:

def save_graph(properties):
    plt.figure()
    ax = None
    for iteration_values in properties.iteration_values:
        ax = sns.lineplot(x=iteration_values.x_values, y=iteration_values.y_values,
                                label=iteration_values.line_title, ax=ax)
    ...

This will loop through the current color cycle and also create the correct legend.

create seaborn lineplot with multiple lines and hue

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