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+# importing the required module
+import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
+	
+# x axis values
+x = [1,2,3]
+# corresponding y axis values
+y = [2,4,1]
+	
+# plotting the points
+plt.plot(x, y)
+	
+# naming the x axis
+plt.xlabel('x - axis')
+# naming the y axis
+plt.ylabel('y - axis')
+	
+# giving a title to my graph
+plt.title('My first graph!')
+	
+# function to show the plot
+plt.show()