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| * The specified ''width'' and ''height'' are supposed to be in inches (1 inch = 2.54 cm) | * The specified ''width'' and ''height'' are supposed to be in inches (1 inch = 2.54 cm) |
| * ''my_page = plt.figure(figsize=(8.3, 11.7))'': create a figure that will theoretically fill an A4 size page in portrait mode (check [[https://www.papersizes.org/a-paper-sizes.htm|Dimensions Of A Series Paper Sizes]] if you need more details about standard paper sizes) | * ''my_page = plt.figure(figsize=(8.3, 11.7))'': create a figure that will theoretically fill an A4 size page in portrait mode (check [[https://www.papersizes.org/a-paper-sizes.htm|Dimensions Of A Series Paper Sizes]] if you need more details about standard paper sizes) |
| * a Matplotlib **//Axis//** is a **plot** inside a Figure... [[http://matplotlib.org/faq/usage_faq.html#parts-of-a-figure|More details]] | * a Matplotlib **//Axes//** (not to be confused with an //**axis**//) is a **(sub-)plot** inside a Figure... [[https://matplotlib.org/stable/api/axes_api.html|(much) More details]] |
| * reserve space for **one plot** that will use most of the available area of the figure/page: | * reserve space for **one plot** that will use most of the available area of the figure/page: |
| * ''my_plot = my_page.add_subplot(1, 1, 1)'' or ''my_plot = my_page.subplot**s**()'' | * ''my_plot = my_page.add_subplot(1, 1, 1)'' or ''my_plot = my_page.subplot**s**()'' |
| * [[https://matplotlib.org/stable/gallery/subplots_axes_and_figures/colorbar_placement.html|Placing colorbars demo]] | * [[https://matplotlib.org/stable/gallery/subplots_axes_and_figures/colorbar_placement.html|Placing colorbars demo]] |
| * [[https://matplotlib.org/stable/gallery/images_contours_and_fields/contourf_demo.html|contourf + colorbar demo]] | * [[https://matplotlib.org/stable/gallery/images_contours_and_fields/contourf_demo.html|contourf + colorbar demo]] |
| | * Changing the font size of a colorbar (i.e. //changing [[https://matplotlib.org/stable/api/axes_api.html#ticks-and-tick-labels|ticks and tick labels]]//): |
| | * This can be done by manipulating the properties of the //Axes// where the colorbar is plotted\\ e.g. change the tick labels font size with\\ ''cb.ax.tick_params(labelsize='xx-large')'' (where ''cb'' is a //colorbar// object) |
| * [[https://matplotlib.org/api/_as_gen/matplotlib.pyplot.text.html|text(...)]] and [[https://matplotlib.org/tutorials/text/annotations.html|annotations]] | * [[https://matplotlib.org/api/_as_gen/matplotlib.pyplot.text.html|text(...)]] and [[https://matplotlib.org/tutorials/text/annotations.html|annotations]] |
| * Some titles: | * Some titles: |
