Hi, If I set up a random example and plot it as a contour it seems to work fine...e.g.
import matplotlb.pyplot as plt import numpy as np data2 = np.random.sample((17,16)) x = np.linspace(-1.74, -1.32, 16) y = np.linspace(15.15, 15.61, 17) X, Y = np.meshgrid(x, y) plt.contour(X, Y, data2, colors='black') plt.show() However if instead I try use a basemap projection to do the contouring I run into trouble. For example... import numpy as np from mpl_toolkits.basemap import Basemap ulat, llat, ulon, llon = 15.61, 15.15, -1.32, -1.74 m = Basemap(projection='geos', lon_0=0.0, llcrnrlon=llon, llcrnrlat=llat, urcrnrlon=ulon, urcrnrlat=ulat, resolution='c') data2 = np.random.sample((17,16)) x = np.linspace(-1.74, -1.32, 16) y = np.linspace(15.15, 15.61, 17) X, Y = m(x, y) m.contourf(X, Y, data2, colors='black') plt.show() The errors I am getting are.... x, y = m(lons, lats) File "/users/eow/mgdk/sun4u//lib/python/mpl_toolkits/basemap/__init__.py", line 823, in __call__ return self.projtran(x,y,inverse=inverse) File "/users/eow/mgdk/sun4u//lib/python/mpl_toolkits/basemap/proj.py", line 241, in __call__ outx,outy = self._proj4(x, y, inverse=inverse) File "/users/eow/mgdk/sun4u//lib/python/mpl_toolkits/basemap/pyproj.py", line 193, in __call__ _Proj._fwd(self, inx, iny, radians=radians, errcheck=errcheck) File "_proj.pyx", line 56, in _proj.Proj._fwd (src/_proj.c:725) RuntimeError: Buffer lengths not the same Many thanks, Martin -- View this message in context: http://old.nabble.com/basemap-and-contouring-tp29697864p29697864.html Sent from the matplotlib - users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Start uncovering the many advantages of virtual appliances and start using them to simplify application deployment and accelerate your shift to cloud computing http://p.sf.net/sfu/novell-sfdev2dev _______________________________________________ Matplotlib-users mailing list Matplotlib-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-users