Matplotlib is a plotting library for Python, built on NumPy and often used interactively with IPython. Its compact "pylab" interface is similar to the plotting functions of MATLABĀ®.

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Updating Matplotlib toolbar when repainted

I have written a test python program for Matplotlib-Basemap on wxpython using examples found on the internet. A map drawn with Mercator projection when the GUI is launched. On selecting various radio ...
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python shell in emacs freezes when using matplotlib

I previously thought that was the issue with ipython, but today i tested again, here is what i did: run emacs -Q in cmd window open a .py file M-x, then run python-shell-switch-to-shell, RET, RET, ...
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want to smooth a contour from a masked array

I have a masked array which is used by matplotlib.plt.contourf to project a temperature contour on a glabal map. I was trying to smooth the contour, but unfortunately none of the proposed solutions ...
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matplotlib SpanSelector widget: how to use inside a function?

I'm trying to use a matplotlib SpanSelector inside a function. I modified the original example (http://matplotlib.org/examples/widgets/span_selector.html) but it didn't work. Here is the code: ...
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How to show multiple images in one figure?

I use Python lib matplotlib to plot functions, and I know how to plot several functions in different *subplot*s in one figure, like this one, And when handling images, I use imshow() to plot images, ...
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change figure size and figure format in matplotlib

I want to obtain fig1 exactly of 4 by 3 inch sized, and in tiff format correcting the program below: import matplotlib.pyplot as plt list1 = [3,4,5,6,9,12] list2 = [8,12,14,15,17,20] plt.plot(list1, ...
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Matplotlib - creating a filled 2d contour plot

I've calculated some values representing a potential as a function of x,y using relaxation method. And I want to display a contour plot with colors (not lines) but, the examples at matplotlib are all ...
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separate peaks from each other equidistantly

I have text file which contains for example five columns of data. Here is an example data from the text file- 715.10685 -0.006153 -0.004829 -0.002161 0.000994 0.004024 715.589053 ...
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matplotlib.pyplot will not forget previous plots - how can I flush/refresh?

How do you get matplotlib.pyplot to "forget" previous plots I am trying to plot multiple time using matplotlib.pyplot The code looks like this: def plottest(): import numpy as np import ...
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Matplotlib: Make all values in range show up on x axis

Could someone please guide me on how should I make sure that all ticks (or maybe a better way to specify will be to say all elements in the list passed to plot function) are displayed on the x axis ...
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3D animation using matplotlib that shows a body rotating about a fixed point

I have recently started using python. Currently I am working on a project that simulates the motion of binary starts about a center. I want to represent the starts with a sphere rotating about a ...
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Using PyLab's Specgram In A Headless Environment

Anyone know how to get it working? Unfortunately it seems by default specgram's code wants to generate an image, which I have no use for, only the data behind the image. The error I get is: ...
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Building python pylab/matplotlib exe using pyinstaller

The following code runs fine and displays a simple pie chart when run as an interpreted python py program. A month ago, I used pyinstaller to create a stand-alone exe and that worked great. ...
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plotting a new graph after closing a first one in matplotlib

I am working on a python script where I have the following method in an object Plotter : import matplotlib.pyplot as plt class Plotter: def __init__(self): self.nbfig = 0 def ...
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Box around text in matplotlib

how is possible to make a box around text in matplotlib? I have text on three different lines and in three different colors: ax.text(2,1, 'alpha', color='red') ax.text(2,2, 'beta', color='cyan') ...

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