[Matplotlib-users] Fixing axes for imshow plot on top of a figure

[aradand]

I'm trying to plot an image on top of a Figure, but imshow seems to always
distort the size of the axes. What I want is that the lower part of the top
image stay always in the same position, for any image height

This minimal example shows my issue

import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import numpy as np

fig = plt.figure()
ax = fig.add_axes([0.1, 0, 1, 1])

# Top figure aligned with the bottom figure
# keeping the same width (?)
ax2 = fig.add_axes([0.1, 1, 1, 1])
ax2.set_xticks([])

# Depending on the number of rows or columns
# the top image will be moved further to the top
# or will be stretched if rows > columns
# I dont know how to control this to stay always
# with the same separation with respect
# to the bottom figure and keeping the same width
# (so the frame is the same width than the bottom figure)
im = np.random.rand(10, 30)
ax2.imshow(im)
plt.plot()

If it is possible to

I would prefer to avoid using subplots or grid, since I have already
specified a lot of things using the add_axes method.



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[Goyo]

I do not think fig.add_axes([0.1, 1, 1, 1]) makes any sense. The docstring says:

fig.add_axes(*args, **kwargs)

Add an axes at position *rect* [*left*, *bottom*, *width*,
*height*] where all quantities are in fractions of figure
width and height.

If bottom and height are both 1 you need the height of the figure to
be 2 in fractions of figure height. This means 1 must equal 2 and then
Bertrand Russel must be the Pope[1].

Goyo

[1] http://ceadserv1.nku.edu/longa//classes/mat385_resources/docs/russellpope.html

Post by aradand
I'm trying to plot an image on top of a Figure, but imshow seems to always
distort the size of the axes. What I want is that the lower part of the top
image stay always in the same position, for any image height
This minimal example shows my issue
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import numpy as np
fig = plt.figure()
ax = fig.add_axes([0.1, 0, 1, 1])
# Top figure aligned with the bottom figure
# keeping the same width (?)
ax2 = fig.add_axes([0.1, 1, 1, 1])
ax2.set_xticks([])
# Depending on the number of rows or columns
# the top image will be moved further to the top
# or will be stretched if rows > columns
# I dont know how to control this to stay always
# with the same separation with respect
# to the bottom figure and keeping the same width
# (so the frame is the same width than the bottom figure)
im = np.random.rand(10, 30)
ax2.imshow(im)
plt.plot()
If it is possible to
I would prefer to avoid using subplots or grid, since I have already
specified a lot of things using the add_axes method.
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[Benjamin Root]

I think you want figimage():
http://matplotlib.org/examples/pylab_examples/figimage_demo.html

I use it all the time for adding the company's logo to graphs. Keep in mind
that it will plot the unsampled version of the image, so the final result
depends on the figure size and resolution.

I hope that helps!
Ben Root

Post by aradand
I'm trying to plot an image on top of a Figure, but imshow seems to always
distort the size of the axes. What I want is that the lower part of the top
image stay always in the same position, for any image height
This minimal example shows my issue
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import numpy as np
fig = plt.figure()
ax = fig.add_axes([0.1, 0, 1, 1])
# Top figure aligned with the bottom figure
# keeping the same width (?)
ax2 = fig.add_axes([0.1, 1, 1, 1])
ax2.set_xticks([])
# Depending on the number of rows or columns
# the top image will be moved further to the top
# or will be stretched if rows > columns
# I dont know how to control this to stay always
# with the same separation with respect
# to the bottom figure and keeping the same width
# (so the frame is the same width than the bottom figure)
im = np.random.rand(10, 30)
ax2.imshow(im)
plt.plot()
If it is possible to
I would prefer to avoid using subplots or grid, since I have already
specified a lot of things using the add_axes method.
--
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