pwtools.mpl.color_ax

pwtools.mpl.color_ax(ax, color, axis='y', spine_loc='left', spine_invisible=None)[source]

Change ax color.

Parameters:

  • ax (AxesSubplot) –

  • color (whatever matplotlib accepts as color, e.g. "b", "tab:green") –

  • axis ("x", "y" or "both") –

  • spine_loc (index for ax.spines, ['left', 'right', 'bottom', 'top']) –

  • spine_invisible (index for ax.spines or None) – Make this spine invsible, e.g. to uncover underlying spine. Useful in twinx() settings (see example below).

Examples

>>> color_left = "tab:red"
>>> color_right = "tab:green"

>>> fig,ax = plt.subplots()
>>> ax.plot(rand(10), color=color_left)
>>> ax.set_ylabel("left")

>>> ax2 = ax.twinx()
>>> ax2.plot(rand(10), color=color_right)
>>> ax2.set_ylabel("right")

>>> mpl.color_ax(ax, color_left)
>>> mpl.color_ax(ax2, color_right, spine_loc="right",
...              spine_invisible="left")

Notes