On 02/28/2012 08:08 AM, Andreas H. wrote: > Am 28.02.2012 18:56, schrieb Eric Firing: >> On 02/28/2012 06:28 AM, Andreas H. wrote: >>>>> On Tuesday, February 28, 2012, Andreas H. wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Good morning, >>>>>> >>>>>> I'm creating the attached plot using pcolormesh(). What I would like to >>>>>> do now is draw contour lines at +/- 2.5%, which follow the grid edges. >>>>>> >>>>>> The problem is that when I use contour(), the lines drawn do not follow >>>>>> the grid edges but seem to be interpolated somehow. >>>>>> >>>>>> Do you have an idea how to draw the contour lines following the grid >>>>>> edges? >>>>>> >>>>>> Your insight is very much appreciated :) >>>>>> >>>>>> Cheers, >>>>>> Andreas. >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> This is because of a subtle difference in how pcolor-like functions and >>>>> contour-like functions work. I always forget which is which, but one >>>>> assumes that the z value lies on the vertices of the grid while the >>>>> other >>>>> assumes that it lies in the middle of each grid point. This is why you >>>>> see >>>>> them slightly offset from each other. >>>> >>>> Thanks, Ben! >>>> >>>> To `pcolormesh`, I pass the *edges* of the grid: >>>> >>>> xbin = linspace(0, 12, nxbin + 1) >>>> ybin = np.linspace(-90, 90, nybin + 1) >>>> >>>> pl = spl.pcolormesh(xbin, ybin, pdata.T, cmap=cmap, >>>> edgecolors='None', >>>> vmin=-5, vmax=20) >>>> >>>> `contour`, however, wants the coordinates themselves. So I do >>>> >>>> spl.contour((xbin[:-1]+xbin[1:])/2., (ybin[:-1]+ybin[1:])/2, pdata.T, >>>> [-2.5, 2.5]) >>>> >>>> Still, the outcome is, well, unexpected to me. Actually, no matter if >>>> contour wants centres or edges, the actual behaviour seems strange. There >>>> is some interpolation going on, apparently. The input `pdata` has shape >>>> (12, 72) (or 72,12), and I definitely wouldn't expect this sub-grid >>>> movement in the x-direction. >>>> >>>> Any ideas? >>> >>> Okay, after some diving into matplotlib sources, I guess the interpolation >>> comes within the function `QuadContourSet._get_allsegs_and_allkinds`. So >>> there seems to be no way to accomplish what I actually want with the >>> current matplotlib API. Correct? >>> >>> If I wanted to do something about this, I would need to >>> >>> * implement a class `GriddedContourSet`, derived from `ContourSet`, where >>> I implement the `_get_allsegs_and_allkinds` method appropriately. >>> * add an additional keyword argument to `contour()` to make this gridded >>> contourset an option when calling `contour()`. >>> >>> Is this all correct? If yes, I might start working on this if I get the >>> time ... >> >> It is not at all clear to me what you want to do, as compared to what >> contour does. Can you illustrate with an extremely simple example? >> Maybe even a scanned sketch, if necessary? Do you want the contour lines >> to be stepped, like the rectilinear boundaries of the pcolormesh >> cells--that is, composed entirely of horizontal and vertical line segments? > > Yes, Eric, that's exactly what I want. Since my case was simple enough, > I did it completely manually, with loads of calls to `plot` (I'm sure > there would've been a simpler solution ... -- which one?). I attached > the plot so you get an idea of what I want to do.
Andreas, I have never seen a contour algorithm with an option to do that, but I understand the motivation. I don't think it would be easy to implement; contouring algorithms generally are not. You might get an adequate approximation by using nearest-neighbor interpolation to interpolate your data to a very fine grid, and then contour that. Eric > > Thanks for your help! > Andreas. > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Keep Your Developer Skills Current with LearnDevNow! > The most comprehensive online learning library for Microsoft developers > is just $99.99! Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL - plus HTML5, CSS3, MVC3, > Metro Style Apps, more. Free future releases when you subscribe now! > http://p.sf.net/sfu/learndevnow-d2d > > > > _______________________________________________ > Matplotlib-users mailing list > Matplotlib-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Keep Your Developer Skills Current with LearnDevNow! The most comprehensive online learning library for Microsoft developers is just $99.99! Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL - plus HTML5, CSS3, MVC3, Metro Style Apps, more. Free future releases when you subscribe now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/learndevnow-d2d _______________________________________________ Matplotlib-users mailing list Matplotlib-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-users
