#!/usr/bin/env python """ An animated image """ import numpy as np import matplotlib.pyplot as plt import matplotlib.animation as animation fig = plt.figure() def f(x, y): return np.sin(x) + np.cos(y) x = np.linspace(0, 2 * np.pi, 120) y = np.linspace(0, 2 * np.pi, 100).reshape(-1, 1) # ims is a list of lists, each row is a list of artists to draw in the # current frame; here we are just animating one artist, the image, in # each frame ims = [] for i in range(60): x += np.pi / 15. y += np.pi / 20. im = plt.imshow(f(x, y), cmap='viridis', animated=True) ims.append([im]) ani = animation.ArtistAnimation(fig, ims, interval=50, blit=True, repeat_delay=1000) #ani.save('dynamic_images.mp4') plt.show()