How to create a line chart using Matplotlib?

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To create a line chart using matplotlib, we can take the following steps −

Set the figure size and adjust the padding between and around the subplots.
Make lists of years and population growth.
Plot years and population on the line using plot() method.
To display the figure, use show() method.

Example

from matplotlib import pyplot as plt

plt.rcParams["figure.figsize"] = [7.50, 3.50]
plt.rcParams["figure.autolayout"] = True

years = [1901, 1911, 1921, 1931, 1941, 1951,
        1961, 1971, 1981, 1991, 2001, 2011]
population = [237.4, 238.4, 252.09, 251.31, 278.98,
              318.66, 361.09, 439.23, 548.16,
              683.33, 846.42, 1028.74]

plt.plot(years, population, color='red', marker='o')

plt.show()