[Matplotlib-users] add_axes in inches

[Thomas R. <tho...@gm...>]

Hi,

Is there an easy way to add axes to a figure, but specify the 'rect'  
in real rather than relative units? For example, something like:

fig.add_axes([0.5,0.5,3.,3.], inches=True)

This would guarantee that for example if I want to increase the canvas  
size to add more subplots, I don't have to re-adjust all the existing  
axes. Also, it makes it easier to figure out the aspect ratio of axes,  
without having to worry about the canvas size. Is there a way to do  
this already, or is the easiest way to write a wrapper for add_axes  
that uses the canvas size from fig?

Cheers,

Thomas