[ Python 常見問題 ] Plot a histogram using Matplotlib in Python with a list of data?

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Question 
I am trying to plot a histogram using the matplotlib.hist() function but I am not sure how to do it. I have a list: 

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1. probability = [0.3602150537634409, 0.42028985507246375,   
2.   0.373117033603708, 0.36813186813186816, 0.32517482517482516,   
3.   0.4175257731958763, 0.41025641025641024, 0.39408866995073893,   
4.   0.4143222506393862, 0.34, 0.391025641025641, 0.3130841121495327,   
5.   0.35398230088495575]  

and a list of names(strings). 

How do I make the probability as my y-value of each bar and names as x-values? 

How-To 
If you want a histogram, you don't need to attach any 'names' to x-values, as on x-axis you would have bins: 

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1. import matplotlib.pyplot as plt  
2. import numpy as np  
3. %matplotlib inline  
4.   
5. x = np.random.normal(size = 1000)  
6. # density: If True, the first element of the return tuple will be the counts normalized to form a probability density  
7. plt.hist(x, density=True, bins=30)  
8. plt.ylabel('Probability');  

 

However, if you have limited number of data points, and you want a bar plot, then you may attach labels to x-axis: 

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1. x = np.arange(3)  
2. plt.bar(x, height= [1,2,3])  
3. plt.xticks(x, ['a','b','c'])  

 

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