Why do we need to convert to a string value

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#1

fig = plt.figure(figsize=(10,6))
colors = [‘red’, ‘blue’, ‘green’, ‘orange’, ‘black’]
for i in range(5):
start_index = i*12
end_index = (i+1)*12
year = i + 1948
subset = unrate[start_index:end_index]
plt.plot(subset[‘MONTH’], subset[‘VALUE’], c=colors[i], label=year)
plt.legend(loc=‘upper left’)
plt.show()

#This is an exericse from course"exploratory data visualization"-multiple plots- exercise 10/13 Here is my codes, it passed as expected. But when I checked the answers, it converts the label to a string value, as it shows: label = str(1948 + i).
#I don’t why we need to convert to a string value.

#2

Because label requires it to be of string.

#3

You are right that there is no need to convert to string.

https://matplotlib.org/3.1.0/api/_as_gen/matplotlib.pyplot.plot.html
You can look under “Other parameters” to find the description for label: https://matplotlib.org/3.1.0/api/_as_gen/matplotlib.artist.Artist.set_label.html#matplotlib.artist.Artist.set_label

It will automatically call str() on the object you pass into label.
Always keep in view that even answers may not be perfect, try to do better!

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I didn't know where to add this, but the plotting chapters need some modifications. It's too complicated
#4

@hanqi Good morning. Good to see you. Thank you for your reply.

I just moved from Slack to this forum. Still trying to figure out things here. It is kind of quiet here except @alvinctk being really helpful.

#5

Just some feedback - lesson 9 to 10 seems too big a jump in learning without explanation.

The task says “modify the code from the last screen” - screen 9 - wheres this screen, 10, is dealing with a loop using a range instead of a dataset.

What’s a loop got to do with the previous screen?

What is a ‘range’ in first line of the loop?

Am I being blind or are there no notes that detail all this?

Again, it seems too big a jump without explanation.