The comma is Python syntax that denotes either a single-element tuple. E.g.,
>>> tuple([1])
(1,)
In this case, it is used for argument unpacking: plot
returns a single-element list, which is unpacked into line
:
>>> x, y = [1, 2]
>>> x
1
>>> y
2
>>> z, = [3]
>>> z
3
An alternative, perhaps more readable way of doing this is to use list-like syntax:
>>> [z] = [4]
>>> z
4
though the z, =
is more common in Python code.