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title: plot
description: Learn how to harness the power of OpenBB's financial forecasting functions
  such as the plot and plot_chart to visualize data. These Python functions extract
  dataframes and accept options for export format and external plot axes.
keywords:
- plot data visualization
- OpenBB finance
- forecast
- dataframe
- export format
- docusaurus tabs
- optional axes
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Plot data from a dataset

Source Code: [[link](https://github.com/OpenBB-finance/OpenBBTerminal/tree/main/openbb_terminal/forecast/forecast_view.py#L74)]

```python
openbb.forecast.plot(data: pd.DataFrame, columns: List[str], export: str = "", external_axes: Optional[List[axes]] = None)
```

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## Parameters

| Name | Type | Description | Default | Optional |
| ---- | ---- | ----------- | ------- | -------- |
| data | pd.DataFrame | The dataframe to plot | None | False |
| columns | List[str] | The columns to show | None | False |
| export | str | Format to export image |  | True |
| external_axes | Optional[List[plt.axes]] | External axes to plot on | None | True |


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## Returns

This function does not return anything

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Plot data from a dataset

Source Code: [[link](https://github.com/OpenBB-finance/OpenBBTerminal/tree/main/openbb_terminal/forecast/forecast_view.py#L74)]

```python
openbb.forecast.plot_chart(data: pd.DataFrame, columns: List[str], export: str = "", external_axes: Optional[List[axes]] = None)
```

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## Parameters

| Name | Type | Description | Default | Optional |
| ---- | ---- | ----------- | ------- | -------- |
| data | pd.DataFrame | The dataframe to plot | None | False |
| columns | List[str] | The columns to show | None | False |
| export | str | Format to export image |  | True |
| external_axes | Optional[List[plt.axes]] | External axes to plot on | None | True |


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## Returns

This function does not return anything

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