want x-ticks in the order of the values shown in array X

Question

I have:

X = [1,5,3,4,2]

Y = [10, 14, 11, 9, 10]

plt.plot(X,Y,'o') 

plots x-axis ticks from 1 to 5.

I want the x-axis to show values 1,5,3,4,2 in this order.

Is there a way?

Answer 1

Yes, you can if you make the X variable categorical.

Use strings:

X = [1,5,3,4,2]
Y = [10, 14, 11, 9, 10]

plt.plot([str(x) for x in X], Y, 'o')