Re: [Matplotlib-users] subplot layout

2016-04-25 Thread Paul Hobson
ipod.com > *********** > > > On Mon, 25/4/16, Paul Hobson wrote: > > Subject: Re: [Matplotlib-users] subplot layout > To: "Sudheer Joseph" > Cc: "Matpl

Re: [Matplotlib-users] subplot layout

2016-04-25 Thread Sudheer Joseph
tp://oppamthadathil.tripod.com *** On Mon, 25/4/16, Paul Hobson wrote: Subject: Re: [Matplotlib-users] subplot layout To: "Sudheer Joseph" Cc: "Matplotlib Users" Date: Monday

Re: [Matplotlib-users] subplot layout

2016-04-25 Thread Sudheer Joseph
wrote: Subject: Re: [Matplotlib-users] subplot layout To: "Sudheer Joseph" Cc: "Matplotlib Users" Date: Monday, 25 April, 2016, 4:33 PM Your basemap plot is likely setting the aspect of the axes to "equal", so it resizes the plot accordingly. Otherwise you&#

Re: [Matplotlib-users] subplot layout

2016-04-25 Thread Jody Klymak
Yes, the left hand axis is shrinking in the vertical because it is applying the aspect ratio appropriate for 15 N and the N/S extent of your data. Either make the N/S extent of the map larger; make the left hand column wider; or make the figure shorter. Cheers, Jody > On 25 Apr 2016, at 9:

Re: [Matplotlib-users] subplot layout

2016-04-25 Thread Paul Hobson
Your basemap plot is likely setting the aspect of the axes to "equal", so it resizes the plot accordingly. Otherwise you'd have a pretty nasty amount of vertical distortion. When you save the figure, using bbox_inches='tight' will trim the excess white space from the margins: fig.savefig('map_and_