simonweiler / scientific_plotting_tutorial

Half-day tutorial of matplotlib and basic OOP

scientific plotting in python (March 12th, 2020)

outline

• intro
  • matlab complaints
  • powers of python, etc
• goals of the session
  • plt matplotlib
  • OO matplotlib
  • using the documentation
• plt matplotlib
  • demo 1, 2, 4 -- show and tell
    • environment issue solving
    • plot.show() explanation
    • requested changes?
  • demo 5
    • exercise making subplots
  • demo 6 -- intro to OO interface
    • exercise to set spines
  • Aside
    • OO and state
    • sets and gets
    • Figure as an example
  • Try to get through Exercise 8
  • BREAK -- 2:30 - 2:45
  • Demos 9-11
  • Demo 12 -- cmap / colors
  • Styling
  • Saving
  • Make something pretty

todo

• make a zoombox plot
• multiple axes exercise?
• colorbar exercise / better example?

docs

• matplotlib plt API
• matplotlib Fig/Axes API
• stylesheet reference
• tight layout
• saving figures

tutorials

• Rougier's Matplotlib tutorial
  • note that these scripts are out of date! but the explanations are fine.
• placing legends properly
• more legend help
• colorbar madness
• colorbar positioning tutorial

legend cheatsheet

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