Yes, actually that's even better for what I want. However, after manipulating the Z values into a 2d array, I can then just as well use imshow to view their values.
So I'll stick to the scatter plot approach for unevenly spaced data and to the contour/imshow approach for evenly gridded data. Thanks again, Hanno Christian Meesters <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > 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 > -- Hanno Klemm [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
