from matplotlib.transforms import Affine2D import mpl_toolkits.axisartist.floating_axes as floating_axes import numpy as np import mpl_toolkits.axisartist.angle_helper as angle_helper from matplotlib.projections import PolarAxes from mpl_toolkits.axisartist.grid_finder import (FixedLocator, MaxNLocator, DictFormatter) import matplotlib.pyplot as plt def setup_axes1(fig, rect): """ A simple one. """ tr = Affine2D().scale(2, 1).rotate_deg(30) grid_helper = floating_axes.GridHelperCurveLinear( tr, extremes=(0, 4, 0, 4)) ax1 = floating_axes.FloatingSubplot(fig, rect, grid_helper=grid_helper) fig.add_subplot(ax1) aux_ax = ax1.get_aux_axes(tr) grid_helper.grid_finder.grid_locator1._nbins = 4 grid_helper.grid_finder.grid_locator2._nbins = 4 return ax1, aux_ax def setup_axes2(fig, rect): """ With custom locator and formatter. Note that the extreme values are swapped. """ tr = PolarAxes.PolarTransform() pi = np.pi angle_ticks = [(0, r"$0$"), (.25*pi, r"$\frac{1}{4}\pi$"), (.5*pi, r"$\frac{1}{2}\pi$")] grid_locator1 = FixedLocator([v for v, s in angle_ticks]) tick_formatter1 = DictFormatter(dict(angle_ticks)) grid_locator2 = MaxNLocator(2) grid_helper = floating_axes.GridHelperCurveLinear( tr, extremes=(.5*pi, 0, 2, 1), grid_locator1=grid_locator1, grid_locator2=grid_locator2, tick_formatter1=tick_formatter1, tick_formatter2=None) ax1 = floating_axes.FloatingSubplot(fig, rect, grid_helper=grid_helper) fig.add_subplot(ax1) # create a parasite axes whose transData in RA, cz aux_ax = ax1.get_aux_axes(tr) aux_ax.patch = ax1.patch # for aux_ax to have a clip path as in ax ax1.patch.zorder = 0.9 # but this has a side effect that the patch is # drawn twice, and possibly over some other # artists. So, we decrease the zorder a bit to # prevent this. return ax1, aux_ax def setup_axes3(fig, rect): """ Sometimes, things like axis_direction need to be adjusted. """ # rotate a bit for better orientation tr_rotate = Affine2D().translate(-95, 0) # scale degree to radians tr_scale = Affine2D().scale(np.pi/180., 1.) tr = tr_rotate + tr_scale + PolarAxes.PolarTransform() grid_locator1 = angle_helper.LocatorHMS(4) tick_formatter1 = angle_helper.FormatterHMS() grid_locator2 = MaxNLocator(3) ra0, ra1 = 8.*15, 14.*15 cz0, cz1 = 0, 14000 grid_helper = floating_axes.GridHelperCurveLinear( tr, extremes=(ra0, ra1, cz0, cz1), grid_locator1=grid_locator1, grid_locator2=grid_locator2, tick_formatter1=tick_formatter1, tick_formatter2=None) ax1 = floating_axes.FloatingSubplot(fig, rect, grid_helper=grid_helper) fig.add_subplot(ax1) # adjust axis ax1.axis["left"].set_axis_direction("bottom") ax1.axis["right"].set_axis_direction("top") ax1.axis["bottom"].set_visible(False) ax1.axis["top"].set_axis_direction("bottom") ax1.axis["top"].toggle(ticklabels=True, label=True) ax1.axis["top"].major_ticklabels.set_axis_direction("top") ax1.axis["top"].label.set_axis_direction("top") ax1.axis["left"].label.set_text(r"cz [km$^{-1}$]") ax1.axis["top"].label.set_text(r"$\alpha_{1950}$") # create a parasite axes whose transData in RA, cz aux_ax = ax1.get_aux_axes(tr) aux_ax.patch = ax1.patch # for aux_ax to have a clip path as in ax ax1.patch.zorder = 0.9 # but this has a side effect that the patch is # drawn twice, and possibly over some other # artists. So, we decrease the zorder a bit to # prevent this. return ax1, aux_ax ########################################################## fig = plt.figure(1, figsize=(8, 4)) fig.subplots_adjust(wspace=0.3, left=0.05, right=0.95) ax1, aux_ax1 = setup_axes1(fig, 131) aux_ax1.bar([0, 1, 2, 3], [3, 2, 1, 3]) ax2, aux_ax2 = setup_axes2(fig, 132) theta = np.random.rand(10)*.5*np.pi radius = np.random.rand(10) + 1. aux_ax2.scatter(theta, radius) ax3, aux_ax3 = setup_axes3(fig, 133) theta = (8 + np.random.rand(10)*(14 - 8))*15. # in degrees radius = np.random.rand(10)*14000. aux_ax3.scatter(theta, radius) plt.show()