> > Dear all, > > contourset = pyplot.contour(..) > > calculates the contourset but also grabs whatever figure is currently > active *somewhere* in the entire code > and whichever scope it was created. The contours are plotted into it. > > While I could possibly live with that, I would really like to > suppress any plotting and grabbig of focus. Only the contourset > should be calculated. > > I can't find anything that describes this. Everybody wants the plot, > not me. > > I would like to avoid hte workaround to ask for the currently active > figure (if!! there is one at all), store the number, and later return > focus. Is there no switch parameter (in pyplot or for contour at > least) that turns plotting off? > > Regards > Daniel > > >> >> Hi Daniel, >> >> I'm not sure if this gets at what you're asking for, but if >> you just want the contours plotted on a figure other than the >> currently active one, grab a handle to some other axes and call >> contour from the axes itself (the parameters are the same). >> Here's what I mean: >> >> ----------- >> f,ax =plt.subplots(1,1) #grab handles to figure and axes >> # or, if you're using an older version of matplotlib, do: >> # f=plt.figure();ax=plt.subplot(1,1,1) >> >> >> f2,ax2 =plt.subplots(1,1) # "f" no longer active figure >> ... >> contourset = ax.contour(...) # draw to the old figure "f" >> ----------- >> >> You can read more about the difference between using pyplot and >> using the object-oriented api here: >> >> http://matplotlib.sourceforge.net/faq/usage_faq.html >> >> On the other hand, if you just want the contour to not show up, >> you can pass it alpha=0.0 to make it completely transparent and >> invisible (but it's still there) >> >> contourset = pyplot.contour(.., alpha=0.0) >> # later call contourset.set_alpha(1.0) to make visible again >> >> best, >> -- >> Paul Ivanov
Dear Paul, no, I would like to suppress plotting entirely, avoid changing of active figure and avoid handling figures or axis completely. I m only interested in the contourset. I wonder if my post was somehow sloppy. Yes, there are work-arounds like creating a dummy figure, similar to your suggestion, and return focus to the previously active figure. But plotting takes time and memory, is not needed and requires several code lines. Once might be ok but speed and memory is important. Plotting with alpha=0 still requires figure and axis handling. So how can I switch off all figure and axis related actions and savely call contourset = contour(x,y,...) that does nothing else than return the contours? Regards Daniel ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Special Offer-- Download ArcSight Logger for FREE (a $49 USD value)! Finally, a world-class log management solution at an even better price-free! Download using promo code Free_Logger_4_Dev2Dev. Offer expires February 28th, so secure your free ArcSight Logger TODAY! http://p.sf.net/sfu/arcsight-sfd2d _______________________________________________ Matplotlib-users mailing list Matplotlib-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-users
