#!/usr/bin/env python2.7
# make a horizontal bar chart

from pylab import *
val = 3+10*rand(5)    # the bar lengths
pos = arange(5)+.5    # the bar centers on the y axis

figure(1)
barh(pos,val, align='center')
yticks(pos, ('Tom', 'Dick', 'Harry', 'Slim', 'Jim'))
xlabel('Performance')
title('How fast do you want to go today?')
grid(True)

figure(2)
barh(pos,val, xerr=rand(5), ecolor='r', align='center')
yticks(pos, ('Tom', 'Dick', 'Harry', 'Slim', 'Jim'))
xlabel('Performance')

show()
