Histogram

File Size Distribution

Document sizes in system.

Output
File Size Distribution
Python
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import numpy as np

COLORS = {'bars': '#374151', 'threshold': '#DC2626', 'background': '#FFFFFF', 'text': '#1E293B', 'text_muted': '#64748B', 'grid': '#F1F5F9'}

np.random.seed(42)
sizes = np.random.exponential(500, 1000)

fig, ax = plt.subplots(figsize=(10, 6), dpi=100)
ax.set_facecolor(COLORS['background'])
fig.patch.set_facecolor(COLORS['background'])

ax.hist(sizes, bins=40, color=COLORS['bars'], edgecolor='white', linewidth=0.5, alpha=0.85, log=True)
ax.axvline(1000, color=COLORS['threshold'], linewidth=2, linestyle='--', label='1MB Threshold')

ax.spines['top'].set_visible(False)
ax.spines['right'].set_visible(False)
ax.spines['left'].set_color(COLORS['grid'])
ax.spines['bottom'].set_color(COLORS['grid'])
ax.tick_params(axis='both', colors=COLORS['text_muted'], labelsize=9, length=0, pad=8)
ax.set_xlabel('File Size (KB)', fontsize=10, color=COLORS['text'], labelpad=10)
ax.set_ylabel('Count (log)', fontsize=10, color=COLORS['text'], labelpad=10)
ax.legend(loc='upper center', bbox_to_anchor=(0.5, -0.12), frameon=False, fontsize=9, labelcolor=COLORS['text_muted'])

plt.tight_layout()
plt.show()
Library

Matplotlib

Category

Basic Charts

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