Why do we need to repeat codes for Basemap Visualizing Geographic Data

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#1

Screen Link: https://app.dataquest.io/m/150/visualizing-geographic-data/8/customizing-the-plot-using-matplotlib

Your Code:

longitudes = airports["longitude"].tolist()
latitudes = airports["latitude"].tolist()
x, y = m(longitudes, latitudes)
m.scatter(x, y, s=1)
m.drawcoastlines()
fig, ax = plt.subplots(figsize=(15,20))
ax.set_title("Scaled Up Earth With Coastlines")
plt.show()

What I expected to happen:Why this didn’t fit the answer?

What actually happened: This is the answer shown. Sorry is it intentional for the code to repeat?

longitudes = airports["longitude"].tolist()
latitudes = airports["latitude"].tolist()
x, y = m(longitudes, latitudes)
m.scatter(x, y, s=1)
m.drawcoastlines()
plt.show()
fig, ax = plt.subplots(figsize=(15,20))
plt.title("Scaled Up Earth With Coastlines")
m = Basemap(projection='merc', llcrnrlat=-80, urcrnrlat=80, llcrnrlon=-180, urcrnrlon=180)
longitudes = airports["longitude"].tolist()
latitudes = airports["latitude"].tolist()
x, y = m(longitudes, latitudes)
m.scatter(x, y, s=1)
m.drawcoastlines()
plt.show()

Other details:

#2

Hi @willx,

The code is repeated by mistake. Only this much is required:

fig, ax = plt.subplots(figsize=(15,20))
plt.title("Scaled Up Earth With Coastlines")
m = Basemap(projection='merc', llcrnrlat=-80, urcrnrlat=80, llcrnrlon=-180, urcrnrlon=180)
longitudes = airports["longitude"].tolist()
latitudes = airports["latitude"].tolist()
x, y = m(longitudes, latitudes)
m.scatter(x, y, s=1)
m.drawcoastlines()
plt.show()

I will get it logged.

Thanks,
Sahil

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