[Matplotlib-users] subplot2grid weird for non-square shapes

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

If been playing around with the new Gridspec and subplot2grid stuff,
and it's pretty cool... one thing is confusing me though: It doesn't
seem to make any sense if the grid is non-square.  For example,
suppose a 2x6 grid, which I will number like so:

1 3 5 7 9   11
2 4 6 8 10 12
I want ax1 to take up 1,2,3, and 4; ax2 to be 5,6,7,8; ax3 should be 9
and 11; and ax4 should be 10 and 12.  My assumption would be to do
this:

ax1=plt.subplot2grid((2,6),(0,0),rowspan=2,colspan=2)
ax2=plt.subplot2grid((2,6),(0,2),rowspan=2,colspan=2)
ax3=plt.subplot2grid((2,6),(0,4),rowspan=2,colspan=1)
ax4=plt.subplot2grid((2,6),(1,4),rowspan=2,colspan=1)

But instead, apparently random partterns of axes appear and some to
override each other so that only one subplot is present in the end...
what's going on here?

-- 
Erik Tollerud