[matplotlib-devel] Alternative way of specifying plot layout

[Nicolas P. R. <Nic...@in...>]

Hi,

I've been experimenting with a simple idea for specifying plot layout in a rather intuitive way.
The idea is simply to "draw" your layout using strings.

Examples:

layout = ["AB"]
-> means two plots side by side with equal width

layout = ["AAAB"]
-> means two plots side by side A being 3 times wider than B

layout = ["AB",
          "CC"]
-> means two plots (A & B) side by side and C below with full width

layout = ["AB",
          "C "]
-> means two plots (A & B) side by side and C below A (same width)

etc... (have a look at sources)

I guess you cannot express every layout but it might work for most common ones.

If you think this might a good addition I can try to make a PR but I'm not sure where to insert it.
My idea would be to have a layout function such that you can write:

A,B,C = plt.layout(["AB", "CC"], border=0.01)
A.plot(...)
B.plot(...)
C.plot(...)


Nicolas