SF.net SVN: matplotlib: [5251] trunk/matplotlib/examples/api/color_cycle.py

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Revision: 5251
          http://matplotlib.svn.sourceforge.net/matplotlib/?rev=5251&view=rev
Author:   efiring
Date:     2008-05-24 00:43:13 -0700 (Sat, 24 May 2008)

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Forgot to add the example on last commit

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    trunk/matplotlib/examples/api/color_cycle.py

Added: trunk/matplotlib/examples/api/color_cycle.py
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--- trunk/matplotlib/examples/api/color_cycle.py	                        (rev 0)
+++ trunk/matplotlib/examples/api/color_cycle.py	2008-05-24 07:43:13 UTC (rev 5251)
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+"""
+Illustrate the API for changing the cycle of colors used
+when plotting multiple lines on a single Axes.
+"""
+
+import numpy as np
+import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
+import matplotlib as mpl
+
+yy = np.arange(24)
+yy.shape = 6,4
+
+mpl.rc('lines', linewidth=4)
+
+fig = plt.figure()
+mpl.axes.set_default_color_cycle(['r', 'g', 'b', 'c'])
+ax = fig.add_subplot(2,1,1)
+ax.plot(yy)
+ax.set_title('Changed default color cycle to rgbc')
+
+ax = fig.add_subplot(2,1,2)
+ax.set_color_cycle(['c', 'm', 'y', 'k'])
+ax.plot(yy)
+ax.set_title('This axes only, cycle is cmyk')
+
+plt.show()
+
+


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