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Degree Rank

Random graph from given degree sequence. Draw degree rank plot and graph with matplotlib.

# Author: Aric Hagberg <aric.hagberg@gmail.com>
import networkx as nx
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

G = nx.gnp_random_graph(100, 0.02)

degree_sequence = sorted([d for n, d in G.degree()], reverse=True)
# print "Degree sequence", degree_sequence
dmax = max(degree_sequence)

plt.loglog(degree_sequence, 'b-', marker='o')
plt.title("Degree rank plot")
plt.ylabel("degree")
plt.xlabel("rank")

# draw graph in inset
plt.axes([0.45, 0.45, 0.45, 0.45])
Gcc = sorted(nx.connected_component_subgraphs(G), key=len, reverse=True)[0]
pos = nx.spring_layout(Gcc)
plt.axis('off')
nx.draw_networkx_nodes(Gcc, pos, node_size=20)
nx.draw_networkx_edges(Gcc, pos, alpha=0.4)

plt.show()