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.. _sphx_glr_tutorials_simplify.py:


========
Simplify
========

This example shows how to remove self loops and multiple edges using :meth:`igraph.GraphBase.simplify`.

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.. code-block:: Python


    import igraph as ig
    import matplotlib.pyplot as plt








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We start with a graph that includes loops and multiedges:

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.. code-block:: Python

    g1 = ig.Graph(
        [
            (0, 1),
            (1, 2),
            (2, 3),
            (3, 4),
            (4, 0),
            (0, 0),
            (1, 4),
            (1, 4),
            (0, 2),
            (2, 4),
            (2, 4),
            (2, 4),
            (3, 3),
        ],
    )








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To simplify the graph, we must remember that the function operates in place,
i.e. directly changes the graph that it is run on. So we need to first make a
copy of our graph, and then simplify that copy to keep the original graph
untouched:

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.. code-block:: Python

    g2 = g1.copy()
    g2.simplify()





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 .. code-block:: none


    <igraph.Graph object at 0x715d6b5c8850>



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We can then proceed to plot both graphs to see the difference. First, let's
choose a consistent visual style:

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.. code-block:: Python

    visual_style = {
        "vertex_color": "lightblue",
        "vertex_size": 20,
        "vertex_label": [0, 1, 2, 3, 4],
    }








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And finally, let's plot them in twin axes, with rectangular frames around
each plot:

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.. code-block:: Python

    fig, axs = plt.subplots(1, 2, sharex=True, sharey=True)
    ig.plot(
        g1,
        layout="circle",
        target=axs[0],
        **visual_style,
    )
    ig.plot(
        g2,
        layout="circle",
        target=axs[1],
        **visual_style,
    )
    axs[0].set_title("Multigraph...")
    axs[1].set_title("...simplified")
    # Draw rectangles around axes
    axs[0].add_patch(
        plt.Rectangle(
            (0, 0),
            1,
            1,
            fc="none",
            ec="k",
            lw=4,
            transform=axs[0].transAxes,
        )
    )
    axs[1].add_patch(
        plt.Rectangle(
            (0, 0),
            1,
            1,
            fc="none",
            ec="k",
            lw=4,
            transform=axs[1].transAxes,
        )
    )
    plt.show()



.. image-sg:: /tutorials/images/sphx_glr_simplify_001.png
   :alt: Multigraph..., ...simplified
   :srcset: /tutorials/images/sphx_glr_simplify_001.png
   :class: sphx-glr-single-img






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  .. container:: sphx-glr-footer sphx-glr-footer-example

    .. container:: sphx-glr-download sphx-glr-download-jupyter

      :download:`Download Jupyter notebook: simplify.ipynb <simplify.ipynb>`

    .. container:: sphx-glr-download sphx-glr-download-python

      :download:`Download Python source code: simplify.py <simplify.py>`

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      :download:`Download zipped: simplify.zip <simplify.zip>`


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