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# Errorbar function

This exhibits the most basic use of the error bar method. In this case, constant values are provided for the error in both the x- and y-directions.

    import numpy as np
    import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

    # example data
    x = np.arange(0.1, 4, 0.5)
    y = np.exp(-x)

    fig, ax = plt.subplots()
    ax.errorbar(x, y, xerr=0.2, yerr=0.4)
    plt.show()

Total running time of the script: ( 0 minutes 0.026 seconds)

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