I'd like to create a matplotlib pie chart which has the value of each wedge written on top of the wedge. The documentation suggests I should use autopct to do this. autopct: [ None | format string | format function ] If not None, is a string or function used to label the wedges with their numeric value. The label will be placed inside the wedge. If it is a format string, the label will be fmt%pct. If it is a function, it will be called. Unfortunately, I'm unsure what this format string or format function is supposed to be. Using this basic example below, how can I display each numerical value on top of its wedge? plt.figure() values = [3, 12, 5, 8] labels = ['a', 'b', 'c', 'd'] plt.pie(values, labels=labels) #autopct?? plt.show() Continue reading...
