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+"""
+=============================
+Animated scatter saved as GIF
+=============================
+
+"""
+import numpy as np
+import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
+import matplotlib.animation as animation
+
+fig, ax = plt.subplots()
+ax.set_xlim([0, 10])
+
+scat = ax.scatter(1, 0)
+x = np.linspace(0, 10)
+
+
+def animate(i):
+    scat.set_offsets((x[i], 0))
+    return scat,
+
+ani = animation.FuncAnimation(fig, animate, repeat=True,
+                                    frames=len(x) - 1, interval=50)
+
+# To save the animation using Pillow as a gif
+# writer = animation.PillowWriter(fps=15,
+#                                 metadata=dict(artist='Me'),
+#                                 bitrate=1800)
+# ani.save('scatter.gif', writer=writer)
+
+plt.show()