[Matplotlib-users] Square Axes

[Erik T. <eri...@gm...>]

I would like to ensure that the axes on a plot I'm making are square
in the sense of how the axes appear in the figure.  I tried using
ax.set_aspect(1) , but that squares the axes in data coordinates,
rather than in figure coordinates.  So aside from generating a figure
that is always square (which doesn't always work anyway if, for
example, I want a colorbar), how can I force the axes to be a
particular axis ratio in coordinates of physical size on the page?