custom_cap_widths.rst

Custom cap widths in box and whisker plots in bxp() and boxplot()

New bxp() and boxplot() parameter capwidths allows to control the widths of the caps in box and whisker plots.

.. plot::
    :include-source: true

    import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
    import numpy as np
    x = np.linspace(-7, 7, 140)
    x = np.hstack([-25, x, 25])
    fig, ax = plt.subplots()
    ax.boxplot([x, x], notch=True, capwidths=[0.01, 0.2])
    plt.show()