Additional format string options in bar_label

The fmt argument of bar_label now accepts {}-style format strings:

import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

fruit_names = ['Coffee', 'Salted Caramel', 'Pistachio']
fruit_counts = [4000, 2000, 7000]

fig, ax = plt.subplots()
bar_container = ax.bar(fruit_names, fruit_counts)
ax.set(ylabel='pints sold', title='Gelato sales by flavor', ylim=(0, 8000))
ax.bar_label(bar_container, fmt='{:,.0f}')

It also accepts callables:

animal_names = ['Lion', 'Gazelle', 'Cheetah']
mph_speed = [50, 60, 75]

fig, ax = plt.subplots()
bar_container = ax.bar(animal_names, mph_speed)
ax.set(ylabel='speed in MPH', title='Running speeds', ylim=(0, 80))
ax.bar_label(
    bar_container, fmt=lambda x: '{:.1f} km/h'.format(x * 1.61)
)