import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

# x-coordinates of left sides of bars
left = [1,2,3,4,5]

# heights of bars
height = [10,24,36,40,5]

#labels for bars
tick_label = ['one','two','three','four','five']

# plotting a bar chart
plt.bar(left, height, tick_label=tick_label,
	width = 0.5, color = ['red', 'green'])

#naming the x-axis
plt.xlabel('x - axis')
#naming the y-axis
plt.ylabel('y - axis')
#plot title
plt.title('My bar chart')

#function to show the plot
plt.show()