"""
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plot() format string
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Use a format string (here, 'ro') to set the color and markers of a
`~matplotlib.axes.Axes.plot`.
"""

import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
plt.plot([1, 2, 3, 4], [1, 4, 9, 16], 'ro')
plt.show()

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import matplotlib
matplotlib.pyplot.plot
matplotlib.axes.Axes.plot