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{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DiscussionForumPosting","headline":"Feature Request: Allow hexbin to use a string for parameter C to refer to column in data (DataFrame)","articleBody":"\u003c!--To help us understand and resolve your issue, please fill out the form to the best of your ability.--\u003e\r\n\u003c!--You can feel free to delete the sections that do not apply.--\u003e\r\n\r\n### Feature request\r\n\r\nCurrently the `hexbin` function allows for its first two parameters `x` and `y` to be strings of `data` (usually a pandas DataFrame), but not `C`\r\n\r\n```python\r\nimport numpy as np\r\nimport pandas as pd\r\nimport matplotlib.pyplot as plt\r\ndf = pd.DataFrame(np.random.rand(100000, 3))\r\ndf.columns = ['a', 'b', 'c']\r\nplt.hexbin('a', 'b', C='c', data=df)\r\n```\r\n\r\nResults in `IndexError: string index out of range`\r\n\r\nCurrently, you must pass in `C` as a Series/array\r\nplt.hexbin('a', 'b', C=df['c'], data=df)\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n","author":{"url":"https://github.com/tdpetrou","@type":"Person","name":"tdpetrou"},"datePublished":"2020-07-28T14:24:22.000Z","interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":"https://schema.org/CommentAction","userInteractionCount":3},"url":"https://github.com/18097/matplotlib/issues/18097"}