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mpl_toolkits.axes_grid1.axes_size.from_any

mpl_toolkits.axes_grid1.axes_size.from_any(size, fraction_ref=None)[source]

Creates Fixed unit when the first argument is a float, or a Fraction unit if that is a string that ends with %. The second argument is only meaningful when Fraction unit is created.:

>>> a = Size.from_any(1.2) # => Size.Fixed(1.2)
>>> Size.from_any("50%", a) # => Size.Fraction(0.5, a)