Revision: 8151
http://matplotlib.svn.sourceforge.net/matplotlib/?rev=8151&view=rev
Author: fer_perez
Date: 2010-02-24 18:25:49 +0000 (Wed, 24 Feb 2010)
Log Message:
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Add pyplot.fig_subplot, for easier creation of figures with multiple subplots.
Modified Paths:
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trunk/matplotlib/CHANGELOG
trunk/matplotlib/lib/matplotlib/pyplot.py
Added Paths:
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trunk/matplotlib/examples/pylab_examples/fig_subplot_demo.py
Modified: trunk/matplotlib/CHANGELOG
===================================================================
--- trunk/matplotlib/CHANGELOG 2010-02-23 17:02:11 UTC (rev 8150)
+++ trunk/matplotlib/CHANGELOG 2010-02-24 18:25:49 UTC (rev 8151)
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2010-02-24 Added pyplot.fig_subplot(), to create a figure and a group of
+ subplots in a single call. This offers an easier pattern than
+ manually making figures and calling add_subplot() multiple times. FP
+
2010-02-17 Added Gokhan's and Mattias' customizable keybindings patch
for the toolbar. You can now set the keymap.* properties
in the matplotlibrc file. Newbindings were added for
Added: trunk/matplotlib/examples/pylab_examples/fig_subplot_demo.py
===================================================================
--- trunk/matplotlib/examples/pylab_examples/fig_subplot_demo.py
(rev 0)
+++ trunk/matplotlib/examples/pylab_examples/fig_subplot_demo.py
2010-02-24 18:25:49 UTC (rev 8151)
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+"""
+"""
+import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
+import numpy as np
+
+x = np.linspace(0, 2*np.pi, 400)
+y = np.sin(x**2)
+
+plt.close('all')
+
+# Just a figure and one subplot
+f, ax = plt.fig_subplot()
+ax.plot(x, y)
+ax.set_title('Simple plot')
+
+# Two subplots, grab the whole fig_axes list
+fax = plt.fig_subplot(2, sharex=True)
+fax[1].plot(x, y)
+fax[1].set_title('Sharing X axis')
+fax[2].scatter(x, y)
+
+# Two subplots, unpack the output immediately
+f, ax1, ax2 = plt.fig_subplot(1, 2, sharey=True)
+ax1.plot(x, y)
+ax1.set_title('Sharing Y axis')
+ax2.scatter(x, y)
+
+# Three subplots sharing both x/y axes
+f, ax1, ax2, ax3 = plt.fig_subplot(3, sharex=True, sharey=True)
+ax1.plot(x, y)
+ax1.set_title('Sharing both axes')
+ax2.scatter(x, y)
+ax3.scatter(x, 2*y**2-1,color='r')
+# Fine-tune figure; make subplots close to each other and hide x ticks for
+# all but bottom plot.
+f.subplots_adjust(hspace=0)
+plt.setp([a.get_xticklabels() for a in f.axes[:-1]], visible=False)
+
+# Four polar axes
+plt.fig_subplot(2, 2, subplot_kw=dict(polar=True))
+
+plt.show()
Modified: trunk/matplotlib/lib/matplotlib/pyplot.py
===================================================================
--- trunk/matplotlib/lib/matplotlib/pyplot.py 2010-02-23 17:02:11 UTC (rev
8150)
+++ trunk/matplotlib/lib/matplotlib/pyplot.py 2010-02-24 18:25:49 UTC (rev
8151)
@@ -649,6 +649,80 @@
return a
+def fig_subplot(nrows=1, ncols=1, sharex=False, sharey=False,
+ subplot_kw=None, **fig_kw):
+ """Create a figure with a set of subplots already made.
+
+ This utility wrapper makes it convenient to create common layouts of
+ subplots, including the enclosing figure object, in a single call.
+
+ Keyword arguments:
+
+ nrows : int
+ Number of rows of the subplot grid. Defaults to 1.
+
+ nrows : int
+ Number of columns of the subplot grid. Defaults to 1.
+
+ sharex : bool
+ If True, the X axis will be shared amongst all subplots.
+
+ sharex : bool
+ If True, the Y axis will be shared amongst all subplots.
+
+ subplot_kw : dict
+ Dict with keywords passed to the add_subplot() call used to create each
+ subplots.
+
+ fig_kw : dict
+ Dict with keywords passed to the figure() call. Note that all keywords
+ not recognized above will be automatically included here.
+
+ Returns:
+
+ fig_axes : list
+ A list containing [fig, ax1, ax2, ...], where fig is the Matplotlib
+ Figure object and the rest are the axes.
+
+ **Examples:**
+
+ x = np.linspace(0, 2*np.pi, 400)
+ y = np.sin(x**2)
+
+ # Just a figure and one subplot
+ f, ax = plt.fig_subplot()
+ ax.plot(x, y)
+ ax.set_title('Simple plot')
+
+ # Two subplots, unpack the output immediately
+ f, ax1, ax2 = plt.fig_subplot(1, 2, sharey=True)
+ ax1.plot(x, y)
+ ax1.set_title('Sharing Y axis')
+ ax2.scatter(x, y)
+
+ # Four polar axes
+ plt.fig_subplot(2, 2, subplot_kw=dict(polar=True))
+ """
+
+ if subplot_kw is None:
+ subplot_kw = {}
+
+ fig = figure(**fig_kw)
+
+ # Create first subplot separately, so we can share it if requested
+ ax1 = fig.add_subplot(nrows, ncols, 1, **subplot_kw)
+ if sharex:
+ subplot_kw['sharex'] = ax1
+ if sharey:
+ subplot_kw['sharey'] = ax1
+
+ # Valid indices for axes start at 1, since fig is at 0:
+ axes = [ fig.add_subplot(nrows, ncols, i, **subplot_kw)
+ for i in range(2, nrows*ncols+1)]
+
+ return [fig, ax1] + axes
+
+
def twinx(ax=None):
"""
Make a second axes overlay *ax* (or the current axes if *ax* is
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