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# matplotlib.pyplot.set_cmap

`matplotlib.pyplot.``set_cmap`(cmap)

  Set the default colormap. Applies to the current image if any. See help(colormaps) for more information.

  cmap must be a `Colormap` instance, or the name of a registered colormap.

  See `matplotlib.cm.register_cmap()` and `matplotlib.cm.get_cmap()`.