replot/replot/helpers/custom_mpl.py

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"""
Functions to set custom :mod:`matplotlib` parameters.
"""
import shutil
import cycler
import matplotlib as mpl
import numpy as np
def custom_rc(rc=None):
"""
Overload ``matplotlib.rcParams`` to enable advanced features if \
available. In particular, use LaTeX if available.
:param rc: An optional dict to overload some :mod:`matplotlib` rc params.
:returns: A ``matplotlib.rc_context`` object to use in a ``with`` \
statement.
"""
custom_rc_ = {}
# Add LaTeX in rc if available
if(shutil.which("latex") is not None and
shutil.which("gs") is not None and
shutil.which("dvipng") is not None):
# LateX dependencies are all available
custom_rc_["text.usetex"] = True
custom_rc_["text.latex.unicode"] = True
# Use LaTeX default font family
# See https://stackoverflow.com/questions/17958485/matplotlib-not-using-latex-font-while-text-usetex-true
custom_rc_["font.family"] = "serif"
custom_rc_["font.serif"] = ["cm"] + mpl.rcParams["font.serif"]
# Scale everything
custom_rc_.update(_rc_scaling())
# Set axes style
custom_rc_.update(_rc_axes_style())
# Overload if necessary
if rc is not None:
custom_rc_.update(rc)
# Return a context object
return custom_rc_
def _rc_scaling():
"""
Scale the elements of the figure to get a better rendering.
Settings borrowed from
[Seaborn](https://github.com/mwaskom/seaborn/blob/master/seaborn/rcmod.py#L344).
:returns: a :mod:`matplotlib` ``rcParams``-like dict.
"""
rc_params = {
"figure.figsize": np.array([8, 5.5]),
# Set misc font sizes
"font.size": 12,
"axes.labelsize": 11,
"axes.titlesize": 14,
"xtick.labelsize": 10,
"ytick.labelsize": 10,
"legend.fontsize": 10,
# Set misc linewidth
"grid.linewidth": 1,
"lines.linewidth": 1.75,
"patch.linewidth": .3,
"lines.markersize": 7,
"lines.markeredgewidth": 1.75,
# Disable ticks
"xtick.major.width": 0,
"ytick.major.width": 0,
"xtick.minor.width": 0,
"ytick.minor.width": 0,
# Set ticks padding
"xtick.major.pad": 7,
"ytick.major.pad": 7,
}
return rc_params
def _rc_axes_style():
"""
Set the style of the plot and the axes. Things like set a grid etc.
Settings borrowed from
[Seaborn](https://github.com/mwaskom/seaborn/blob/master/seaborn/rcmod.py#L344).
:returns: a :mod:`matplotlib` ``rcParams``-like dict.
"""
# Use dark gray instead of black for better readability on screen
dark_gray = ".15"
# Use ColorBrewer-Q10 palette as default one TODO
palette = cycler.cycler(
"color", [
"#1f78b4", "#33a02c", "#e31a1c", "#ff7f00", "#6a3d9a",
"#a6cee3", "#b2df8a", "#fb9a99", "#fdbf6f", "#cab2d6"
])
rc_params = {
# Colors
"figure.facecolor": "white",
"text.color": dark_gray,
"axes.prop_cycle": palette,
# Legend
"legend.frameon": False, # No frame around legend
"legend.numpoints": 1,
"legend.scatterpoints": 1,
# Ticks
"xtick.direction": "out",
"ytick.direction": "out",
"xtick.color": dark_gray,
"ytick.color": dark_gray,
"lines.solid_capstyle": "round",
# Axes
"axes.axisbelow": True,
"axes.linewidth": 0,
"axes.labelcolor": dark_gray,
"axes.grid": True,
"axes.facecolor": "EAEAF2",
"axes.edgecolor": "white",
# Grid
"grid.linestyle": "-",
"grid.color": "white",
# Image
"image.cmap": "Greys"
}
return rc_params