#!/usr/bin/env python """ http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4971269/how-to-pick-a-new-color-for-each-plotted-line-within-a-figure-in-matplotlib/39522128#39522128 """ from cycler import cycler def plot(plt, default_params): plt.rc('axes', prop_cycle=(cycler('color', ['r', 'g', 'b']))) plt.plot([1, 2]) plt.plot([2, 3]) plt.plot([3, 4]) plt.plot([4, 5]) plt.plot([5, 6])