"""Generate the PNG in cwd. Tested with Python 3.14.4, NumPy 2.3.5, Matplotlib 3.10.7; dependencies are declared in the repository pyproject.toml. """ from pathlib import Path import os os.environ.setdefault('MPLCONFIGDIR','/tmp/nst-2022-ia-paper-1-matplotlib') import matplotlib matplotlib.use('Agg') import matplotlib.pyplot as plt import numpy as np N=6-2*np.exp(-2) x=np.linspace(-2,2,1001) f=(1+np.exp(-np.abs(x)))/N edge=(1+np.exp(-2))/N fig,ax=plt.subplots(figsize=(7,3.8),layout='constrained',facecolor='white') ax.plot(x,f,color='#17679a',linewidth=2) ax.plot([-3,-2],[0,0],color='#17679a',linewidth=2) ax.plot([2,3],[0,0],color='#17679a',linewidth=2) for side in [-2,2]: ax.plot(side,edge,'o',markerfacecolor='white',markeredgecolor='#17679a',zorder=5) ax.plot(side,0,'o',color='#17679a',markersize=4,zorder=5) ax.plot([side,side],[0,edge],':',color='gray',linewidth=1) ax.plot(0,2/N,'o',color='#b3472d',markersize=4) ax.set(xlim=(-3,3),ylim=(-0.02,0.41),xlabel='$x$',ylabel='$f(x)$',title=r'Question 16: $f(x)=(1+e^{-|x|})/N$ on $(-2,2)$', xticks=[-3,-2,-1,0,1,2,3],yticks=[0,edge,2/N],yticklabels=['0',r'$(1+e^{-2})/N$',r'$2/N$']) ax.grid(alpha=0.18) fig.savefig(Path.cwd()/Path(__file__).with_suffix('.png').name,dpi=130,facecolor='white') plt.close(fig)