Bar chart help in python with value label alignment in the center

Question

I use the below code in order to display the bar chart.

CODE

import numpy as np
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
%matplotlib inline

#creating the dataset
data = {'apples':20,'Mangoes':15,'Lemon':30,'Oranges':10}
names = list(data.keys())
values = list(data.values())

bars = plt.bar(names, height=values, width=0.9)
for bar in bars:
    yval = bar.get_height()
    plt.text(bar.get_x(), yval + .005, yval)
plt.rcParams['xtick.bottom'] = plt.rcParams['xtick.labelbottom'] = True
plt.show()

OUTPUT

My requirement is i want the labels aligned in the center of each bar and has to sorted in descending order. Looking for Output like below.

Does this answer your question? [How to include multiple data columns in a seaborn barplot?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/63220741/how-to-include-multiple-data-columns-in-a-seaborn-barplot) — Trenton McKinney, Aug 13 '20 at 07:24

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 13 '20 at 07:24

To sort use:

import numpy as np
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

#creating the dataset
data = {'apples':20,'Mangoes':15,'Lemon':30,'Oranges':10}
names, values = zip(*sorted(data.items(), key=lambda x: x[1], reverse=True))

bars = plt.bar(names, height=values, width=0.9)
for bar in bars:
    yval = bar.get_height()
    plt.text(bar.get_x(), yval + .005, yval)
plt.rcParams['xtick.bottom'] = plt.rcParams['xtick.labelbottom'] = True
plt.show()

Bar chart help in python with value label alignment in the center

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