I think Louis' idea of using contour plots for your problem is not that bad. It depends, of course, on the actual meaning of your data ...
Assume you understand German? Have a look here: http://www.python-forum.de/topic-5294.html Christian On Friday 13 October 2006 15:19, Hanno Klemm wrote: > Hi Louis, > > sorry for being unclear. What I have is a list of data points given in > the format > > x y value > > so my array looks like > > x_1, y_1, v_1 > x_2, y_2, v_2, > > etc. > > Now I want to plot a point at (x_i, y_i) and assign to it a color > according to v_i. The problem is, that the values at x and y are given > and are not calculated. > > Christian's suggestion with a scatter plot works fine for me, but if > there are other possibilities I'm always keen to learn something. > > Hope this clarifies matters. > > Best regards, > Hanno > > Louis Pecora <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > > Christian Meesters wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > > > No stupid question at all! I don't really understand your > > question, but it > > > > sounds to me like a scatter plot is what you want. In that case, > > just have a > > > > look at the scatter plot demos on the web page (-> screenshots) or > > in the > > > > example files. > > > > > > HTH > > > Christian > > > > Actually sounds more like a surface or contour plot. You have x, y, > > and > > > z where z=function of (x,y). I thought there was a contour call in > > matplotlib. I'll look. > > > > -- > > Cheers, > > > > Lou Pecora > > > > Code 6362 > > Naval Research Lab > > Washington, DC 20375 > > USA > > Ph: +202-767-6002 > > email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, > > security? > > > Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your > > job easier > > > Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache > > Geronimo > > > http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 > > _______________________________________________ > > Matplotlib-users mailing list > > Matplotlib-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ Matplotlib-users mailing list Matplotlib-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-users
