Name

plotlib — oveview of plotlib functions

General functions

axis - set/get the axis limits and type

background - change background

clf - clear a figure caxis - set/get the color axis

colorbar - adds a colorbar to the plot

delete - deletes a window

fig - creates/activates a figure foreground - change foreground

hold - holds/releases current plot

legend - adds a legend

plotlibver - returns Plotlib version

subplot - Create axes in tiled positions.

shading - changes the shading type

shg - brings a window on the foreground

title - adds a title on top of a graph

whitebg - Set the default color scheme

2D functions

plot - generic plot function.

pcolor - 2D pseudo color patches

fill - fill 2D polygons

semilogx - plot with logarihtmic x scale

semilogy - plot with logarihtmic y scale

loglog - plot with logarihtmic x andy scale

quiver - vector field plot

tripcolor - 2D pseudo color patches based on a triangulation

xlabel - adds a label on x axis

ylabel - adds a label on y axis

grid - add a grid on a 2D graph

ticksX, ticksY - remove or activate X and Y ticks marks

3D functions

plot3 - Plot lines and points in 3-D space.

mesh - 3D mesh surface.

surf - 3D colored surface.

surfl- 3D surface with lighting

fill3 - fill 3D polygons

trimesh - 3D surface mesh based on a triangulation

trisurf - 3D colored surface based on a triangulation

trisurfl - 3D surface based on a triangulation, with lightning

view - sets the view point

Colormaps

caxis - set/get color axis

colormap - Set/get the colormap of currently active figure

colorbar - Adds a colorbar

Authors

Stéphane Mottelet