The most basic plot, with text labels
import pylab as pl
t = pl.arange(0.0, 2.0, 0.01)
s = pl.sin(2*pi*t)
pl.plot(t, s, linewidth=1.0)
pl.xlabel('time (s)')
pl.ylabel('voltage (mV)')
pl.title('About as simple as it gets, folks')
pl.grid(True)