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[Matplotlib-users] Saved PDFs default to 4/3 aspect ratio even if do subplots_adjust?

[<ch...@se...>]

I measured the displayed Matplotlib PDF on the screen and noticed it
has a 4/3 (1.333...) aspect ratio by default.

Is it EXACTLY 4/3?  Even if I do:

pylab.figure().subplots_adjust(left   = EXTRA_ROOM,
                               bottom = EXTRA_ROOM)

???

(Why doesn't the subplots_adjust command seem to mess up the default aspect
ratio?? )

Chris

Re: [Matplotlib-users] Saved PDFs default to 4/3 aspect ratio even if do subplots_adjust?

[Michael D. <md...@st...>]

The size of the figure can be adjusted using

figure(figsize=(width, height))

subplots_adjust merely adjusts the margins between multiple subplots 
within the same figure.

Hope that helps.

Mike

ch...@se... wrote:
> I measured the displayed Matplotlib PDF on the screen and noticed it
> has a 4/3 (1.333...) aspect ratio by default.
>
> Is it EXACTLY 4/3?  Even if I do:
>
> pylab.figure().subplots_adjust(left   = EXTRA_ROOM,
>                                bottom = EXTRA_ROOM)
>
> ???
>
> (Why doesn't the subplots_adjust command seem to mess up the default aspect
> ratio?? )
>
> Chris
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Re: [Matplotlib-users] Saved PDFs default to 4/3 aspect ratio even if do subplots_adjust?

[<ch...@se...>]

On Mon, Oct 27, 2008 at 10:59:40AM -0400, Michael Droettboom wrote:
> The size of the figure can be adjusted using
>
> figure(figsize=(width, height))
>
> subplots_adjust merely adjusts the margins between multiple subplots
> within the same figure.

Thanks.  subplots_adjust(left=.., bottom=...) seems to have an effect on a
single plot too.  It lets you add extra room for axis labels.

It *must* mess up the
aspect ratio of the plot since the axis labels are now "stealing" extra space
right?

Chris