axis_direction demo#

bottom, left, top, right, bottom, left, top, right
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import numpy as np

from matplotlib.projections import PolarAxes
from matplotlib.transforms import Affine2D
import mpl_toolkits.axisartist as axisartist
import mpl_toolkits.axisartist.angle_helper as angle_helper
import mpl_toolkits.axisartist.grid_finder as grid_finder
from mpl_toolkits.axisartist.grid_helper_curvelinear import \
    GridHelperCurveLinear


def setup_axes(fig, rect):
    """Polar projection, but in a rectangular box."""
    # see demo_curvelinear_grid.py for details
    grid_helper = GridHelperCurveLinear(
        (
            Affine2D().scale(np.pi/180., 1.) +
            PolarAxes.PolarTransform(apply_theta_transforms=False)
        ),
        extreme_finder=angle_helper.ExtremeFinderCycle(
            20, 20,
            lon_cycle=360, lat_cycle=None,
            lon_minmax=None, lat_minmax=(0, np.inf),
        ),
        grid_locator1=angle_helper.LocatorDMS(12),
        grid_locator2=grid_finder.MaxNLocator(5),
        tick_formatter1=angle_helper.FormatterDMS(),
    )
    ax = fig.add_subplot(
        rect, axes_class=axisartist.Axes, grid_helper=grid_helper,
        aspect=1, xlim=(-5, 12), ylim=(-5, 10))
    ax.axis[:].toggle(ticklabels=False)
    ax.grid(color=".9")
    return ax


def add_floating_axis1(ax):
    ax.axis["lat"] = axis = ax.new_floating_axis(0, 30)
    axis.label.set_text(r"$\theta = 30^{\circ}$")
    axis.label.set_visible(True)
    return axis


def add_floating_axis2(ax):
    ax.axis["lon"] = axis = ax.new_floating_axis(1, 6)
    axis.label.set_text(r"$r = 6$")
    axis.label.set_visible(True)
    return axis


fig = plt.figure(figsize=(8, 4), layout="constrained")

for i, d in enumerate(["bottom", "left", "top", "right"]):
    ax = setup_axes(fig, rect=241+i)
    axis = add_floating_axis1(ax)
    axis.set_axis_direction(d)
    ax.set(title=d)

for i, d in enumerate(["bottom", "left", "top", "right"]):
    ax = setup_axes(fig, rect=245+i)
    axis = add_floating_axis2(ax)
    axis.set_axis_direction(d)
    ax.set(title=d)

plt.show()

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