log Y axis? On Wed, Nov 3, 2010 at 6:18 AM, David Frey <dpf...@shaw.ca> wrote: > I am trying to use matplotlib (for the first time) to graph the address space > usage of an application against time. The data is written to a log file by > trace statements throughout the source code of the application. The trace > statements contain the current address space usage as well as a timer value > with millisecond granularity. > > My data in the y-axis (address space usage) is fairly uniform (0-2000 MB > values), but my data in the x-axis (the time at which the the trace statements > were executed) is highly clustered. For example, I have approximately 150 > data points over a 5 minute run, but some of the data points are only 10ms > apart. > > I would like to annotate each point on the graph with the line number in the > log file so that the user can look up what was happening at that point. I > have > succeeded, but the graph isn't readable because there is so much overlap in > the points. > > Is there a standard way that people display data like this? I don't really > like the idea of equally spacing all of the points along the x-axis because > you lose the understanding of the timing. One idea I had was to have some > sort of vertical break in the graph at areas where there was a long gap > without a data point, but I have no idea whether it's possible to implement > something like that in matplotlib. > > The output format hasn't been strictly specified, so if you have any ideas of > how I can produce a useful graph, I would be happy to hear them. > > Thanks, > Dave > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Achieve Improved Network Security with IP and DNS Reputation. > Defend against bad network traffic, including botnets, malware, > phishing sites, and compromised hosts - saving your company time, > money, and embarrassment. Learn More! > http://p.sf.net/sfu/hpdev2dev-nov > _______________________________________________ > Matplotlib-users mailing list > Matplotlib-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-users >
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