File:Executions in the Islamic Republic of Iran 2003 - 2013.svg

#!/usr/bin/env python
import numpy as np
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

years = range(2004,2014)
executions = (99,91,177,317,346,388,543,661,522,624)

n = 10
X = np.array(years)
Y = np.array(executions)

fig = plt.figure()
ax = fig.add_subplot(111)

plt.title('Executions in the Islamic Republic of Iran: 2003 - 2013')

axistexts = ax.set_xticklabels([str(x) for x in X])

plt.setp(axistexts, rotation=-45, fontsize=10, clip_on=False)
plt.tick_params(\
    axis='x',          # changes apply to the x-axis
    which='both',      # both major and minor ticks are affected
    bottom='off',      # ticks along the bottom edge are off
    top='off',         # ticks along the top edge are off
    labelbottom='on')  # labels along the bottom edge are off

plt.xlim(X[0]-.2, X[-1]+1)
plt.xticks(X+.4, X)
plt.ylim(0, max(Y)+30)
plt.yticks([])
plt.ylabel('Executions')

plt.bar(X, Y, facecolor='#ff9999')

for x,y in zip(X,Y):
    plt.text(x+0.4, y+0.05, '%d' % y, ha='center', va= 'bottom')

plt.savefig('Executions in the Islamic Republic of Iran 2003 - 2013.svg')
plt.show()