matplotlib Multiple Plots Multiple Plots with gridspec
Example
The gridspec package allows more control over the placement of subplots. It makes it much easier to control the margins of the plots and the spacing between the individual subplots. In addition, it allows for different sized axes on the same figure by defining axes which take up multiple grid locations.
import numpy as np
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
from matplotlib.gridspec import GridSpec
# Make some data
t = np.arange(0, 2, 0.01)
y1 = np.sin(2*np.pi * t)
y2 = np.cos(2*np.pi * t)
y3 = np.exp(t)
y4 = np.exp(-t)
# Initialize the grid with 3 rows and 3 columns
ncols = 3
nrows = 3
grid = GridSpec(nrows, ncols,
left=0.1, bottom=0.15, right=0.94, top=0.94, wspace=0.3, hspace=0.3)
fig = plt.figure(0)
fig.clf()
# Add axes which can span multiple grid boxes
ax1 = fig.add_subplot(grid[0:2, 0:2])
ax2 = fig.add_subplot(grid[0:2, 2])
ax3 = fig.add_subplot(grid[2, 0:2])
ax4 = fig.add_subplot(grid[2, 2])
ax1.plot(t, y1, color='royalblue')
ax2.plot(t, y2, color='forestgreen')
ax3.plot(t, y3, color='darkorange')
ax4.plot(t, y4, color='darkmagenta')
# Add labels and titles
fig.suptitle('Figure with Subplots')
ax1.set_ylabel('Voltage (V)')
ax3.set_ylabel('Voltage (V)')
ax3.set_xlabel('Time (s)')
ax4.set_xlabel('Time (s)')
This code produces the plot shown below.
