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| * [[https://matplotlib.org/examples/color/named_colors.html|named_colors.py]]: named colors | * [[https://matplotlib.org/examples/color/named_colors.html|named_colors.py]]: named colors |
| * More details about the colors below, in the [[#graphics_related_resources|Resources section]] | * More details about the colors below, in the [[#graphics_related_resources|Resources section]] |
| - sometimes the results of the python/matplolib commands are displayed directly, sometimes not. It depends if you are in [[http://matplotlib.org/faq/usage_faq.html#what-is-interactive-mode|interactive or non-interactive]] mode | - sometimes the results of the python/matplolib commands are displayed immediately, sometimes not. It depends if you are in [[http://matplotlib.org/faq/usage_faq.html#what-is-interactive-mode|interactive or non-interactive]] mode |
| | - if your matplotlib is executed in a batch script, it will generate an error when trying to create (''show()'') a plot, because matplotlib expects to be able to display the figure on a screen by default. |
| | * Check how you can [[https://matplotlib.org/faq/howto_faq.html?highlight=web#generate-images-without-having-a-window-appear|generate images offline]] |
| - the documentation may mention [[http://matplotlib.org/faq/usage_faq.html#what-is-a-backend|backends]]. What?? Basically, you use python commands to create a plot, and the backend is the //thing// that will render your plot on the screen or in a file (png, pdf, etc...) | - the documentation may mention [[http://matplotlib.org/faq/usage_faq.html#what-is-a-backend|backends]]. What?? Basically, you use python commands to create a plot, and the backend is the //thing// that will render your plot on the screen or in a file (png, pdf, etc...) |
| - if you don't see a part of what you have plotted, maybe it's hidden behind other elements! Use the [[https://matplotlib.org/examples/pylab_examples/zorder_demo.html|zorder parameter]] to explicitly specify the plotting order/layers | - if you don't see a part of what you have plotted, maybe it's hidden behind other elements! Use the [[https://matplotlib.org/examples/pylab_examples/zorder_demo.html|zorder parameter]] to explicitly specify the plotting order/layers |
| - Download the [[http://matplotlib.org/contents.html|pdf version of the manual]]. **Do not print** the 2800+ pages of the manual! Read the beginner's guide (Chapter //FIVE// of //Part II//) and have a super quick look at the table of contents of the whole document. | - Download the [[http://matplotlib.org/contents.html|pdf version of the manual]]. **Do not print** the 2800+ pages of the manual! Read the beginner's guide (Chapter //FIVE// of //Part II//) and have a super quick look at the table of contents of the whole document. |
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| ==== Misc numpy tricks ==== | ==== Misc Matplotlib tricks ==== |
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| * Specifying the background color of a plot (e.g. when plotting a masked variable and you don't want the masked areas to be white) | * Specifying the background color of a plot (e.g. when plotting a masked variable and you don't want the masked areas to be white) |
