[Matplotlib-users] Inset plot with a previously draw plot

[Alejandro W. <ale...@gm...>]

Hi,

I have a previously draw plot that I want to place as an inset in
another figure. I've tried with passing the previously drawn axes as
the `axes` parameter to the `add_axes` method of the figure, and also
tried using the `set_axes` method of the new axes, without success: I
get the new inset axes, but without the previously drawn plot, in both
cases.

The following code shows both approaches:

    # Passing the inset axes as a parameter to add_axes
    fig_in, ax_in = plt.subplots()
    ax_in.plot([1,2,3])
    fig, ax = plt.subplots()
    ax.plot([1,2,1])
    fig.add_axes([0.72, 0.72, 0.16, 0.16], axes=ax_in)

    # Using set_axes
    fig_in, ax_in = plt.subplots()
    ax_in.plot([1,2,3])
    fig, ax = plt.subplots()
    ax.plot([1,2,1])
    ax_new = fig.add_axes([0.72, 0.72, 0.16, 0.16])
    ax_new.set_axes(ax_in)

Any help with this will be appreciated.

Regards,
Alejandro