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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 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 through the implicit pyplot interface because managing the current figure is cumbersome and error-prone. Instead, we recommend using the explicit approach and call methods on Figure and Axes instances. See Matplotlib Application Interfaces (APIs) for an explanation of the trade-offs between the implicit and explicit interfaces.
Create figure 1
plt.figure(1)
plt.subplot(211)
plt.plot(t, s1)
plt.subplot(212)
plt.plot(t, 2*s1)
Create figure 2
plt.figure(2)
plt.plot(t, s2)
Now switch back to figure 1 and make some changes
plt.figure(1)
plt.subplot(211)
plt.plot(t, s2, 's')
ax = plt.gca()
ax.set_xticklabels([])
plt.show()
Total running time of the script: (0 minutes 1.089 seconds)