Matplotlib subplots_adjust hspace so titles and xlabels don't overlap ?
- by Denis
With say 3 rows of subplots in matplotlib, xlabels of one row can overlap the title of the next;
one has to fiddle with pl.subplots_adjust( hspace ), annoying.
Is there a recipe for hspace that prevents overlaps and works for any nrow ?
""" matplotlib xlabels overlap titles ? """
import sys
import numpy as np
import pylab as pl
nrow = 3
hspace = .4 # of plot height, titles and xlabels both fall within this ??
exec "\n".join( sys.argv[1:] ) # nrow= ...
y = np.arange(10)
pl.subplots_adjust( hspace=hspace )
for jrow in range( 1, nrow+1 ):
pl.subplot( nrow, 1, jrow )
pl.plot( y**jrow )
pl.title( 5 * ("title %d " % jrow) )
pl.xlabel( 5 * ("xlabel %d " % jrow) )
pl.show()
My versions: matplotlib 0.99.1.1, python 2.6.4, Mac osx 10.4.11,
backend: Qt4Agg (TkAgg = Exception in Tkinter callback)
(For many extra points, can anyone outline how matplotlib's packer / spacer works,
along the lines of chapter 17 "the packer" in the Tcl/Tk book ?)
