#! /usr/bin/env python3
#
def automobile_scatter ( ):

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## automobile_scatter() creates a scatter plot of Corvette sale price data.
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#  Licensing:
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#    This code is distributed under the MIT license.
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#  Modified:
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#    16 September 2026
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#  Author:
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#    John Burkardt
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  import matplotlib
  import numpy as np
  import platform

  print ( '' )
  print ( 'automobile_scatter():' )
  print ( '  matplotlib version: ' + matplotlib.__version__ )
  print ( '  numpy version:      ' + np.version.version )
  print ( '  python version:     ' + platform.python_version ( ) )
  print ( '  Create a scatter plot of automobile price versus weight.' )
#
#  Set filenames.
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  header = 'automobile'
  command_filename = header + '_commands.txt'
  data_filename = header + '_data.txt'
  graphic_filename = header + '_scatter.png'
#
#  Create commands.
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  command_unit = open ( command_filename, 'wt' )

  command_unit.write ( '# ' + command_filename + '\n' )
  command_unit.write ( '#\n' )
  command_unit.write ( '# Usage:\n' )
  command_unit.write ( '#  gnuplot < ' + command_filename + '\n' )
  command_unit.write ( '#\n' )
  command_unit.write ( 'set term png\n' )
  command_unit.write ( 'set output "' + graphic_filename + '"\n' )
  command_unit.write ( 'set xlabel "<--- Price in 1985 Dollars --->"\n' )
  command_unit.write ( 'set ylabel "<--- Curb weight in Pounds --->"\n' )
  command_unit.write ( 'set title "Automobile Price vs Weight"\n' )
  command_unit.write ( 'set grid\n' )
  command_unit.write ( 'set timestamp\n' )
  command_unit.write ( 'unset key\n' )
  command_unit.write ( 'set style data lines\n' )
  command_unit.write ( 'plot "' + data_filename + '" using 1:2 with points pt 7 ps 2 lc rgb "red"\n' )
  command_unit.write ( 'quit\n' )

  command_unit.close ( )
  print ( '  Created command file "' + command_filename + '"' )

  return

def timestamp ( ):

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## timestamp() prints the date as a timestamp.
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#  Licensing:
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#    This code is distributed under the MIT license. 
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#  Modified:
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#    21 August 2019
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#  Author:
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#    John Burkardt
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  import time

  t = time.time ( )
  print ( time.ctime ( t ) )

  return

if ( __name__ == '__main__' ):
  timestamp ( )
  automobile_scatter ( )
  timestamp ( )