# Title and Labels
# (Image above)
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
plt.subplot(1,1,1)
plt.plot([1, 4, 9, 16], label='my line')
plt.title('Title')
plt.xlabel('x-axis label')
plt.ylabel('y-axis label')
plt.grid(True)
plt.legend()
plt.show()

# Background Colors
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
fig = plt.figure('my figure')
ax = fig.add_subplot(1,1,1)
fig.set_facecolor('yellow')
ax.set_axis_bgcolor('#ff6600')
plt.show()