[matplotlib-devel] figure output a la gnuplot or Inkscape: graphic and latex text files separately

[Mauricio C. <moc...@gm...>]

Hi

I would like to know whether it is possible to save a simple (or complex,
for that matter) figure in 2 files, such that one of them contains, for
instance, the lines or points or surfaces ("graphics") typically in pdf
format and the other contains the whole text of the figure (labels,
numbers, title, annotations, etc). This is achievable in gnuplot via its
epslatex terminal and is highly convenient, in the sense that the fonts of
the figure match exactly the fonts (size, family, etc) of the main text in
which it will be embedded; even if we resize the figure, the corresponding
text, in perfect beautiful Latex, will match the surrounding main body text
of the master document. This is also possible with Inkscape and its
PDF+Latex saving option.

Is this possible with matplotlib or are there any workarounds?

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