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title: bw
description: The page provides details about the 'bw' command in Python for generating
  Box and Whisker plots. It includes usage, parameters, and an example visual output.
keywords:
- Box and Whisker plot
- bw command
- Parameter usage
- Plot Visualization
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Box and Whisker plot

### Usage

```python
bw [-y]
```

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## Parameters

| Name | Description | Default | Optional | Choices |
| ---- | ----------- | ------- | -------- | ------- |
| year | Flag to show yearly bw plot | False | True | None |

![bw](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/46355364/154305545-0f99fe4b-07e1-4714-8762-da3569023578.png)

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