🥧 Pie Chart

Last Updated: 06 Nov 2025

Pie chart shows percentage share of categories. Useful when you want to visualize parts of a whole.

. Hinglish Tip 🗣: Pie chart ko “kis cheez ka kitna hissa” dikhane ke liye use karte hain.

Basic Pie Chart

import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

labels = ["A", "B", "C"]
sizes = [40, 35, 25]

plt.pie(sizes, labels=labels)
plt.show()

Useful parameters for Pie Chart

  • labels - Labels for each slice
  • colors - Colors for each slice
  • autopct - Format for percentage labels
  • explode - Explode one slice to make it stand out
  • shadow - Add a shadow to the chart
  • startangle - Starting angle for the chart
  • radius - Radius of the chart
  • counterclock - Rotate the chart counterclockwise
  • pctdistance - Distance of percentage labels from the center
  • labeldistance - Distance of labels from the center
  • textprops - Text properties for labels
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

plt.figure(figsize=(7, 7))

labels = ["A", "B", "C", "D"]
sizes = [40, 25, 20, 15]
explode = [0.1, 0, 0, 0]        # first slice pulled out

plt.pie(
    sizes,
    labels=labels,
    colors=["skyblue", "orange", "green", "red"],
    explode=explode,              # highlight a slice
    autopct="%1.1f%%",            # show % values
    shadow=True,                  # shadow effect
    startangle=140,               # rotate pie
    radius=1.2,                   # size
    textprops={"fontsize": 12}    # text styling
)

plt.title("Pie Chart Example")
plt.show()

Hinglish Tip 🗣: explode use karke important slice ko highlight kar sakte ho.

Donut Chart

import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

plt.figure(figsize=(7, 7))

plt.pie(sizes, labels=labels, autopct="%1.1f%%", radius=1.2)

# Draw white circle (center hole)
centre_circle = plt.Circle((0, 0), 0.60, color="white")
plt.gca().add_artist(centre_circle)

plt.title("Donut Chart")
plt.show()

Pie Chart Without Labels

plt.pie(sizes, autopct="%0.2f%%")
plt.show()

Pie Chart With Legend

plt.pie(sizes)
plt.legend(labels, title="Categories")
plt.show()

Comparing Two Pie Charts

import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

plt.figure(figsize=(12, 5))

plt.subplot(1, 2, 1)
plt.pie([40, 35, 25], labels=["A", "B", "C"], autopct="%1.1f%%")
plt.title("Pie 1")

plt.subplot(1, 2, 2)
plt.pie([30, 20, 50], labels=["X", "Y", "Z"], autopct="%1.1f%%")
plt.title("Pie 2")

plt.show()
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