.. DO NOT EDIT.
.. THIS FILE WAS AUTOMATICALLY GENERATED BY SPHINX-GALLERY.
.. TO MAKE CHANGES, EDIT THE SOURCE PYTHON FILE:
.. "gallery/subplots_axes_and_figures/multiple_figs_demo.py"
.. LINE NUMBERS ARE GIVEN BELOW.

.. only:: html

    .. note::
        :class: sphx-glr-download-link-note

        Click :ref:`here <sphx_glr_download_gallery_subplots_axes_and_figures_multiple_figs_demo.py>`
        to download the full example code

.. rst-class:: sphx-glr-example-title

.. _sphx_glr_gallery_subplots_axes_and_figures_multiple_figs_demo.py:


===================================
Managing multiple figures in pyplot
===================================

`matplotlib.pyplot` uses the concept of a *current figure* and *current axes*.
Figures are identified via a figure number that is passed to `~.pyplot.figure`.
The figure with the given number is set as *current figure*. Additionally, if
no figure with the number exists, a new one is created.

.. note::

    We discourage working with multiple figures in pyplot because managing
    the *current figure* is cumbersome and error-prone. Instead, we recommend
    to use the object-oriented approach and call methods on Figure and Axes
    instances.

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.. code-block:: default

    import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
    import numpy as np

    t = np.arange(0.0, 2.0, 0.01)
    s1 = np.sin(2*np.pi*t)
    s2 = np.sin(4*np.pi*t)








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Create figure 1

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.. code-block:: default


    plt.figure(1)
    plt.subplot(211)
    plt.plot(t, s1)
    plt.subplot(212)
    plt.plot(t, 2*s1)




.. image:: /gallery/subplots_axes_and_figures/images/sphx_glr_multiple_figs_demo_001.png
    :alt: multiple figs demo
    :class: sphx-glr-single-img


.. rst-class:: sphx-glr-script-out

 Out:

 .. code-block:: none


    [<matplotlib.lines.Line2D object at 0x7fe66d2f8d90>]



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Create figure 2

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.. code-block:: default


    plt.figure(2)
    plt.plot(t, s2)




.. image:: /gallery/subplots_axes_and_figures/images/sphx_glr_multiple_figs_demo_002.png
    :alt: multiple figs demo
    :class: sphx-glr-single-img


.. rst-class:: sphx-glr-script-out

 Out:

 .. code-block:: none


    [<matplotlib.lines.Line2D object at 0x7fe66e712520>]



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Now switch back to figure 1 and make some changes

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.. code-block:: default


    plt.figure(1)
    plt.subplot(211)
    plt.plot(t, s2, 's')
    ax = plt.gca()
    ax.set_xticklabels([])

    plt.show()



.. image:: /gallery/subplots_axes_and_figures/images/sphx_glr_multiple_figs_demo_003.png
    :alt: multiple figs demo
    :class: sphx-glr-single-img






.. _sphx_glr_download_gallery_subplots_axes_and_figures_multiple_figs_demo.py:


.. only :: html

 .. container:: sphx-glr-footer
    :class: sphx-glr-footer-example



  .. container:: sphx-glr-download sphx-glr-download-python

     :download:`Download Python source code: multiple_figs_demo.py <multiple_figs_demo.py>`



  .. container:: sphx-glr-download sphx-glr-download-jupyter

     :download:`Download Jupyter notebook: multiple_figs_demo.ipynb <multiple_figs_demo.ipynb>`


.. only:: html

 .. rst-class:: sphx-glr-signature

    Keywords: matplotlib code example, codex, python plot, pyplot
    `Gallery generated by Sphinx-Gallery
    <https://sphinx-gallery.readthedocs.io>`_