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import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import numpy as np

n = 12
X = np.arange(n)
Y1 = (1 - X/float(n)) * np.random.uniform(0.5,1.0,n)
Y2 = (1 - X/float(n)) * np.random.uniform(0.5,1.0,n)

plt.bar(X,+Y1,facecolor='#9999ff',edgecolor='white')
plt.bar(X,-Y2,facecolor='#ff9999',edgecolor='white')

for x,y in zip(X,Y1):
    plt.text(x,y+0.05,'%.2f' % y,ha='center',va='bottom')

for x,y in zip(X,Y2):
    plt.text(x,-y-0.05,'-%.2f' % y,ha='center',va='top')

plt.xlim(-.5,n)
plt.ylim(-1.25,1.25)
plt.xticks(())
plt.yticks(())

plt.show()