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Created September 18, 2018 15:31
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Adding recession bars to matplotlib axes.
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add_rec_bars.py
import pandas as pd
def add_rec_bars(ax, dates=None):
if dates is None:
dates = pd.read_csv('/Users/tom/bin/rec_dates.csv',
parse_dates=['Peak', 'Trough'])
for row in dates.iterrows():
x = row[1]
y1, y2 = ax.get_ylim()
ax.fill_between(x, y1=y1, y2=y2, alpha=.25, color='k')
return ax
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