Revision: 8935 http://matplotlib.svn.sourceforge.net/matplotlib/?rev=8935&view=rev Author: pivanov314 Date: 2011-01-24 09:41:49 +0000 (Mon, 24 Jan 2011)
Log Message: ----------- new broken axis example Added Paths: ----------- trunk/matplotlib/examples/pylab_examples/broken_axis.py Added: trunk/matplotlib/examples/pylab_examples/broken_axis.py =================================================================== --- trunk/matplotlib/examples/pylab_examples/broken_axis.py (rev 0) +++ trunk/matplotlib/examples/pylab_examples/broken_axis.py 2011-01-24 09:41:49 UTC (rev 8935) @@ -0,0 +1,61 @@ +""" +Broken axis example, where the y-axis will have a portion cut out. +""" +import matplotlib.pylab as plt +import numpy as np + + +# 30 points between 0 0.2] originally made using np.random.rand(30)*.2 +pts = np.array([ 0.015, 0.166, 0.133, 0.159, 0.041, 0.024, 0.195, + 0.039, 0.161, 0.018, 0.143, 0.056, 0.125, 0.096, 0.094, 0.051, + 0.043, 0.021, 0.138, 0.075, 0.109, 0.195, 0.05 , 0.074, 0.079, + 0.155, 0.02 , 0.01 , 0.061, 0.008]) + +# Now let's make two outlier points which are far away from everything. +pts[[3,14]] += .8 + +# If we were to simply plot pts, we'd lose most of the interesting +# details due to the outliers. So let's 'break' or 'cut-out' the y-axis +# into two portions - use the top (ax) for the outliers, and the bottom +# (ax2) for the details of the majority of our data +f,(ax,ax2) = plt.subplots(2,1,sharex=True) + +# plot the same data on both axes +ax.plot(pts) +ax2.plot(pts) + +# zoom-in / limit the view to different portions of the data +ax.set_ylim(.78,1.) # outliers only +ax2.set_ylim(0,.22) # most of the data + +# hide the spines between ax and ax2 +ax.spines['bottom'].set_visible(False) +ax2.spines['top'].set_visible(False) +ax.xaxis.tick_top() +ax.tick_params(labeltop='off') # don't put tick labels at the top +ax2.xaxis.tick_bottom() + +# This looks pretty good, and was fairly painless, but you can get that +# cut-out diagonal lines look with just a bit more work. The important +# thing to know here is that in axes coordinates, which are always +# between 0-1, spine endpoints are at these locations (0,0), (0,1), +# (1,0), and (1,1). Thus, we just need to put the diagonals in the +# appropriate corners of each of our axes, and so long as we use the +# right transform and disable clipping. + +d = .015 # how big to make the diagonal lines in axes coordinates +# arguments to pass plot, just so we don't keep repeating them +kwargs = dict(transform=ax.transAxes, color='k', clip_on=False) +ax.plot((-d,+d),(-d,+d), **kwargs) # top-left diagonal +ax.plot((1-d,1+d),(-d,+d), **kwargs) # top-right diagonal + +kwargs.update(transform=ax2.transAxes) # switch to the bottom axes +ax2.plot((-d,+d),(1-d,1+d), **kwargs) # bottom-left diagonal +ax2.plot((1-d,1+d),(1-d,1+d), **kwargs) # bottom-right diagonal + +# What's cool about this is that now if we vary the distance between +# ax and ax2 via f.subplots_adjust(hspace=...) or plt.subplot_tool(), +# the diagonal lines will move accordingly, and stay right at the tips +# of the spines they are 'breaking' + +plt.show() This was sent by the SourceForge.net collaborative development platform, the world's largest Open Source development site. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Special Offer-- Download ArcSight Logger for FREE (a $49 USD value)! Finally, a world-class log management solution at an even better price-free! Download using promo code Free_Logger_4_Dev2Dev. Offer expires February 28th, so secure your free ArcSight Logger TODAY! http://p.sf.net/sfu/arcsight-sfd2d _______________________________________________ Matplotlib-checkins mailing list Matplotlib-checkins@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-checkins