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import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import numpy as np

# First set up the figure, the axis, and the plot element we want to animate
fig = plt.figure()
ax = plt.axes(xlim=(0, 2), ylim=(-2, 2))
line, = ax.plot([], [], lw=2)

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# initialization function: plot the background of each frame
def init():
    line.set_data([], [])
    return line,

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# animation function.  This is called sequentially
x = np.linspace(0, 2, 1000)

def animate(i):
    y = np.sin(2 * np.pi * (x - 0.01 * i))
    line.set_data(x, y)
    return line,

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from matplotlib import animation

# call the animator.  blit=True means only re-draw the parts that have changed.
anim = animation.FuncAnimation(fig, animate, init_func=init,
                               frames=200, interval=20, blit=True)

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plt.show()

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