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Custom Variable Example
===================================

How to add a custom variable to a Data object and plot a histogram of it.

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.. code-block:: Python

    from gerg_plotting import Data,Variable,Histogram
    import numpy as np

    # Init Data object
    data = Data()
    # Init pH Variable object
    pH = Variable(values=np.random.normal(7.7,scale=0.25,size=1000),name='pH')
    # Add the pH Variable object to the Data object
    data.add_custom_variable(pH)
    # Test by plotting a histogram
    hist = Histogram(data)
    hist.plot('pH')
    hist.save('example_plots/custom_variable_example.png',bbox_inches='tight')


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