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levels : int or array-like, optional
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Determines the number and positions of the contour lines / regions.
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If an int *n*, use `~.ticker.MaxNLocator`, which tries to
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If an int *n*, use `~matplotlib.ticker.MaxNLocator`, which tries to
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automatically choose approximately *n+1* "nice" contour levels
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between minimum and maximum numeric values of Z. Note that this
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locator optimizes for "nice" intervals, so the actual number of
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levels may be up to *n+2* depending on the data range.
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between the minimum and maximum numeric values of *Z*. Note that the
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actual number may be up to *n+2* depending on the data range.
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If array-like, draw contour lines at the specified levels.
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The values must be in increasing order.
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If not specified, the default corresponds to *n=7*, typically
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producing approximately 8 contour levels.
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If not given, a reasonable default is automatically chosen. For linear
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scales, this corresponds to *n*=7, typically producing approximately
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8 contour levels. For logarithmic scales, `~matplotlib.ticker.LogLocator`
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is used instead.
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Returns
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