fig, ax = plt.subplots(figsize=(width,height))
# importing the matplotlib library
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
# values on x-axis
x = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
# values on y-axis
y = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
# naming the x and y axis
plt.xlabel('x - axis')
plt.ylabel('y - axis')
# plotting a line plot with it's default size
print("Plot in it's default size: ")
plt.plot(x, y)
plt.show()
# plotting a line plot after changing it's width and height
f = plt.figure()
f.set_figwidth(4)
f.set_figheight(1)
print("Plot after re-sizing: ")
plt.plot(x, y)
plt.show()
fig.set_size_inches(18.5, 10.5, forward=True)
from matplotlib.pyplot import figure
figure(num=None, figsize=(8, 6), dpi=80, facecolor='w', edgecolor='k')