Claus, f.colorbar may be trying to place the colorbar on the 'current axes'. Does placing plt.axes(axarr[0,0]) before each f.colorbar help? Also, the plt.colorbar function [1] (maybe f.colorbar also) can take a keyword argument for the axes in which to draw the colorbar.
-Sterling [1] http://matplotlib.org/api/pyplot_api.html#matplotlib.pyplot.colorbar On Dec 13, 2012, at 7:45AM, Claus wrote: > Hi, > > I am trying to plot a colorbar next to each subplot in a figure. In the > following example, I create two figures. In the second figure, I try to add > the colorbars. Is there a way to show the colorbar next to each subplot. The > way I did it, all the colorbars appear next to the last subplot, take away > space from it, and all are plotted using the "jet" colormap. > Unfortunately, I am not sure how to do this better, and would appreciate > hints. > > > import numpy as np > import matplotlib.pylab as plt > > def main(): > > # four subplots, no colorbar, so far so good > f, axarr = plt.subplots(2, 2) > axarr[0, 0].imshow(np.random.rand(5,5)*10) > axarr[0, 1].imshow(np.random.rand(5,5)) > axarr[1, 0].imshow(np.random.rand(5,5)*100) > axarr[1, 1].imshow(np.random.rand(5,5)*1000) > plt.show() > > # four subplots, four colorbars > f, axarr = plt.subplots(2, 2) > a = axarr[0, 0].imshow(np.random.rand(5,5)*10) > cbar1 = f.colorbar(a, cmap='jet') > b = axarr[0, 1].imshow(np.random.rand(5,5)) > cbar2 = f.colorbar(b, cmap='Reds') > c = axarr[1, 0].imshow(np.random.rand(5,5)*100) > cbar2 = f.colorbar(c, cmap='Blues') > d = axarr[1, 1].imshow(np.random.rand(5,5)*1000) > cbar2 = f.colorbar(d, cmap='Greens') > plt.show() > > if __name__ == '__main__': > main() > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > LogMeIn Rescue: Anywhere, Anytime Remote support for IT. Free Trial > Remotely access PCs and mobile devices and provide instant support > Improve your efficiency, and focus on delivering more value-add services > Discover what IT Professionals Know. Rescue delivers > http://p.sf.net/sfu/logmein_12329d2d > _______________________________________________ > Matplotlib-users mailing list > Matplotlib-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ LogMeIn Rescue: Anywhere, Anytime Remote support for IT. Free Trial Remotely access PCs and mobile devices and provide instant support Improve your efficiency, and focus on delivering more value-add services Discover what IT Professionals Know. Rescue delivers http://p.sf.net/sfu/logmein_12329d2d _______________________________________________ Matplotlib-users mailing list Matplotlib-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-users
