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from numpy.random import uniform, seed
from matplotlib.mlab import griddata
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import numpy as np
# make up data.
#npts = int(raw_input('enter # of random points to plot:'))
seed(0)
npts = 200
x = uniform(-2, 2, npts)
y = uniform(-2, 2, npts)
z = x*np.exp(-x**2 - y**2)
# define grid.
xi = np.linspace(-2.1, 2.1, 100)
yi = np.linspace(-2.1, 2.1, 200)
# grid the data.
zi = griddata(x, y, z, xi, yi, interp='linear')
# contour the gridded data, plotting dots at the nonuniform data points.
CS = plt.contour(xi, yi, zi, 15, linewidths=0.5, colors='k')
CS = plt.contourf(xi, yi, zi, 15, cmap=plt.cm.rainbow,
                  vmax=abs(zi).max(), vmin=-abs(zi).max())
plt.colorbar()  # draw colorbar
# plot data points.
plt.scatter(x, y, marker='o', c='b', s=5, zorder=10)
plt.xlim(-2, 2)
plt.ylim(-2, 2)
plt.title('griddata test (%d points)' % npts)
plt.show()

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