This is a library intended to produce ready to publish (and not so heavy) plots.
Prerequisites
All packages can be installed via pip
$ pip install <package-name>
except imgtops, which is a tool not in the PyPI.
imgtops can be downloaded from here. In order to have imgtops properly installed I did the following:
* Install python package `pillow`
* Modify the `setup.py`. Change PIL for pillow
Examples
Linear plot
import numpy as np
import PypersPlots as pp
pp.latexify()
x = np.linspace(0.0, 2.0*np.pi, 50)
fig,ax = pp.initPlot()
ax.plot(x,np.sin(x))
ax.plot(x,np.cos(x))
pp.decor(ax,xlim=(0.0,2.0*np.pi),ylim=(-1.0,1.0),ylabel=r"$\mathcal{L}$",xlabel=r"$\mathcal{X}$")
pp.printer(fig,'sin')
Contours plot
import numpy as np
import PypersPlots as pp
pp.latexify()
x, y = np.meshgrid(*(np.linspace(-0.6,0.6,500),)*2)
z = np.sin(20*x**2)*np.cos(30*y)
fig,ax = pp.initPlot()
CS = pp.theContours(ax,x,y,z)
pp.decor(ax,ylabel=r"$\mathcal{Y}$",xlabel=r"$\mathcal{X}$")
pp.printer(fig,'contours')
Gradient plot
import numpy as np
import PypersPlots as pp
import extractor as ext
import colorcet as cc
N = 150
data = "temperature.dat"
fname = 'gradient'
x, y, T = ext.dataExtract3col(data, N)
fig, ax = pp.initPlot()
fig.canvas.draw_idle()
CM = pp.theGradient(ax,x,y,T, (0.0, 1.e2),cmap=cc.cm['inferno'])
pp.decor(ax,xlabel=r"$\mathcal{X}$",ylabel=r"$\mathcal{Y}$")
CB = pp.setColorBar(CM,fig,ax,cblabel=r"$\mathcal{L}$",pad=0.05)
pp.printer(fig,'gradient')
More elaborate example examples
Streams and fields
Temperature profiles from internal shocks simulations
Magnetobremsstrahlung
To see how these examples were produced go to the wiki. I will be placing more elaborated stuff there.
Recomendations and observations
Interacting with Python
For a good interactive plotting I suggest using IPython (v2.7). Once in the
command line call the magic command %matplotlib osx, if you are using
macOS:
%matplotlib osx
To see the backends available for matplotlib just type:
%matplotlib -l
For your benefit
This module is under development. Please if you have any issue, comment or upgrades they are most welcome.