.. _images_contours_and_fields-interpolation_none_vs_nearest: images_contours_and_fields example code: interpolation_none_vs_nearest.py ========================================================================= .. plot:: /home/tcaswell/source/p/matplotlib/doc/mpl_examples/images_contours_and_fields/interpolation_none_vs_nearest.py :: """ Displays the difference between interpolation = 'none' and interpolation = 'nearest'. Interpolation = 'none' and interpolation = 'nearest' are equivalent when converting a figure to an image file, such as a PNG. Interpolation = 'none' and interpolation = 'nearest' behave quite differently, however, when converting a figure to a vector graphics file, such as a PDF. As shown, Interpolation = 'none' works well when a big image is scaled down, while interpolation = 'nearest' works well when a small image is blown up. """ import numpy as np import matplotlib.pyplot as plt import matplotlib.cbook as cbook # Load big image big_im_path = cbook.get_sample_data('necked_tensile_specimen.png') big_im = plt.imread(big_im_path) # Define small image small_im = np.array([[0.25, 0.75, 1.0, 0.75], [0.1, 0.65, 0.5, 0.4], [0.6, 0.3, 0.0, 0.2], [0.7, 0.9, 0.4, 0.6]]) # Create a 2x2 table of plots fig = plt.figure(figsize=[8.0, 7.5]) ax = plt.subplot(2, 2, 1) ax.imshow(big_im, interpolation='none') ax = plt.subplot(2, 2, 2) ax.imshow(big_im, interpolation='nearest') ax = plt.subplot(2, 2, 3) ax.imshow(small_im, interpolation='none') ax = plt.subplot(2, 2, 4) ax.imshow(small_im, interpolation='nearest') plt.subplots_adjust(left=0.24, wspace=0.2, hspace=0.1, bottom=0.05, top=0.86) # Label the rows and columns of the table fig.text(0.03, 0.645, 'Big Image\nScaled Down', ha='left') fig.text(0.03, 0.225, 'Small Image\nBlown Up', ha='left') fig.text(0.383, 0.90, "Interpolation = 'none'", ha='center') fig.text(0.75, 0.90, "Interpolation = 'nearest'", ha='center') # If you were going to run this example on your local machine, you # would save the figure as a PNG, save the same figure as a PDF, and # then compare them. The following code would suffice. txt = fig.text(0.452, 0.95, 'Saved as a PNG', fontsize=18) # plt.savefig('None_vs_nearest-png.png') # txt.set_text('Saved as a PDF') # plt.savefig('None_vs_nearest-pdf.pdf') # Here, however, we need to display the PDF on a webpage, which means # the PDF must be converted into an image. For the purposes of this # example, the 'Nearest_vs_none-pdf.pdf' has been pre-converted into #'Nearest_vs_none-pdf.png' at 80 dpi. We simply need to load and # display it. pdf_im_path = cbook.get_sample_data('None_vs_nearest-pdf.png') pdf_im = plt.imread(pdf_im_path) fig2 = plt.figure(figsize=[8.0, 7.5]) plt.figimage(pdf_im) plt.show() Keywords: python, matplotlib, pylab, example, codex (see :ref:`how-to-search-examples`)