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other:python:matplotlib_by_jyp [2021/02/26 11:45] jypeter More gallery links updates |
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| * [[https://stackoverflow.com/questions/35479508/cartopy-set-xlabel-set-ylabel-not-ticklabels|Trick source]] | * [[https://stackoverflow.com/questions/35479508/cartopy-set-xlabel-set-ylabel-not-ticklabels|Trick source]] | ||
| * Trick needs to be used with ''cartopy 0.17.0''\\ Remember to update/remove this information in the future | * Trick needs to be used with ''cartopy 0.17.0''\\ Remember to update/remove this information in the future | ||
| - | * Major (and minor) **tick marks location**: ''my_plot.set_xticks(x_ticks_values, minor=False)'' | + | * Major (and minor) **tick marks location**: ''my_plot.set_xticks(x_ticks_values, minor=False)'' ([[https://matplotlib.org/stable/api/_as_gen/matplotlib.axes.Axes.set_xticks.html|set_xticks]]) |
| * Use an empty list if you don't want tick marks: ''my_plot.set_xticks([])'' | * Use an empty list if you don't want tick marks: ''my_plot.set_xticks([])'' | ||
| - | * **Tick labels** (if you don't want the default values): ''my_plot.set_xticklabels(x_ticks_labels, minor=False, fontsize=ticklabels_fontsize)'' | + | * **Tick labels**: ''my_plot.set_xticklabels(x_tick_labels, minor=False, fontsize=ticklabels_fontsize)'' ([[https://matplotlib.org/stable/api/_as_gen/matplotlib.axes.Axes.set_xticklabels.html|set_xticklabels]]) |
| - | * ''x_ticks_labels'' is a list of strings that has the same length as ''x_ticks_values''. Use an empty string in the positions where you don't want a label | + | * If you do not specify labels, the //default labels// will just be the values specifying the ticks' location |
| + | * ''x_tick_labels'' is a list of strings that has the same length as ''x_ticks_values''.\\ Use an empty string in the positions where you don't want a label | ||
| + | * The default numerical labels may be too long, due to numerical approximations. You can try to explicitly round the values, or generate correct label strings from the values\\ <code>>>> x_tick_values = np.arange(0, 1, 0.2) | ||
| + | >>> x_tick_values.tolist() | ||
| + | [0.0, 0.2, 0.4, 0.6000000000000001, 0.8] | ||
| + | >>> x_tick_values.round(decimals=1).tolist() | ||
| + | [0.0, 0.2, 0.4, 0.6, 0.8] | ||
| + | >>> x_tick_labels = [ '%.1f' % (t_val,) for t_val in x_tick_values ] | ||
| + | >>> x_tick_labels | ||
| + | ['0.0', '0.2', '0.4', '0.6', '0.8'] | ||
| + | >>> x_tick_labels[0] = 'START' | ||
| + | >>> x_tick_labels[-1] = 'END' | ||
| + | >>> x_tick_labels | ||
| + | ['START', '0.2', '0.4', '0.6', 'END'] | ||
| + | </code> | ||
| + | * You can also use fancy [[https://matplotlib.org/stable/gallery/ticks_and_spines/tick-formatters.html|tick formatters]] | ||
| * Many more options for ticks, labels, orientation, ... | * Many more options for ticks, labels, orientation, ... | ||
| * **Grid lines**: | * **Grid lines**: | ||
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| * [[https://matplotlib.org/stable/gallery/text_labels_and_annotations/titles_demo.html|Title and labels positions demo]] | * [[https://matplotlib.org/stable/gallery/text_labels_and_annotations/titles_demo.html|Title and labels positions demo]] | ||
| * ''fontsize'': size in points, or (better!) string specifying a relative size (''xx-small'', ''x-small'', ''small'', ''medium'', ''large'', ''x-large'', ''xx-large'') | * ''fontsize'': size in points, or (better!) string specifying a relative size (''xx-small'', ''x-small'', ''small'', ''medium'', ''large'', ''x-large'', ''xx-large'') | ||
| - | * [[https://matplotlib.org/api/text_api.html#matplotlib.text.Text|all the text properties]] | + | * [[https://matplotlib.org/stable/api/text_api.html|all the text properties]] |
| - | * [[https://matplotlib.org/api/pyplot_api.html#matplotlib.pyplot.legend|legend(...)]] ([[https://matplotlib.org/examples/pylab_examples/legend_demo3.html|legend demo]], [[https://matplotlib.org/users/legend_guide.html|advanced legend guide]]) | + | * [[https://matplotlib.org/stable/api/_as_gen/matplotlib.pyplot.legend.html|legend(...)]] ([[https://matplotlib.org/stable/gallery/text_labels_and_annotations/legend_demo.html|legend demo]], [[https://matplotlib.org/stable/tutorials/intermediate/legend_guide.html|advanced legend guide]]) |
| * The legend will //show// the lines (or other objects) that were associated with a //label// with the ''label='' keyword when creating/updating a plot | * The legend will //show// the lines (or other objects) that were associated with a //label// with the ''label='' keyword when creating/updating a plot | ||
| * If there are some elements of a plot that you do not want to associate with a legend (e.g. there are several lines with the same color and markers, but you want to plot the legend only once), do not specify a ''label='' keyword for these elements, or add a ''_'' at the front of the label strings | * If there are some elements of a plot that you do not want to associate with a legend (e.g. there are several lines with the same color and markers, but you want to plot the legend only once), do not specify a ''label='' keyword for these elements, or add a ''_'' at the front of the label strings | ||
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