add_subplot(..., axes_class=...) for more idiomatic mpl_toolkits usage.

anntzer · anntzer · commit f523d24c4151 · 2020-09-29T19:54:33.000+02:00
diff --git a/doc/users/next_whats_new/axes_class.rst b/doc/users/next_whats_new/axes_class.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+add_subplot/add_axes gained an *axes_class* parameter
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+In particular, ``mpl_toolkits`` axes subclasses can now be idiomatically used
+using e.g. ``fig.add_subplot(axes_class=mpl_toolkits.axislines.Axes)``
diff --git a/examples/axes_grid1/demo_axes_divider.py b/examples/axes_grid1/demo_axes_divider.py
@@ -33,10 +33,12 @@ def demo_locatable_axes_hard(fig):
     divider = SubplotDivider(fig, 2, 2, 2, aspect=True)
 
     # axes for image
-    ax = Axes(fig, divider.get_position())
+    ax = fig.add_axes(divider.get_position(), axes_class=Axes)
 
     # axes for colorbar
-    ax_cb = Axes(fig, divider.get_position())
+    # (the label prevents Axes.add_axes from incorrectly believing that the two
+    # axes are the same)
+    ax_cb = fig.add_axes(divider.get_position(), axes_class=Axes, label="cb")
 
     h = [Size.AxesX(ax),  # main axes
          Size.Fixed(0.05),  # padding, 0.1 inch
@@ -51,9 +53,6 @@ def demo_locatable_axes_hard(fig):
     ax.set_axes_locator(divider.new_locator(nx=0, ny=0))
     ax_cb.set_axes_locator(divider.new_locator(nx=2, ny=0))
 
-    fig.add_axes(ax)
-    fig.add_axes(ax_cb)
-
     ax_cb.axis["left"].toggle(all=False)
     ax_cb.axis["right"].toggle(ticks=True)
 
diff --git a/examples/axes_grid1/parasite_simple2.py b/examples/axes_grid1/parasite_simple2.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 """
 import matplotlib.transforms as mtransforms
 import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
-from mpl_toolkits.axes_grid1.parasite_axes import SubplotHost
+from mpl_toolkits.axes_grid1.parasite_axes import HostAxes
 
 obs = [["01_S1", 3.88, 0.14, 1970, 63],
        ["01_S4", 5.6, 0.82, 1622, 150],
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 fig = plt.figure()
 
-ax_kms = SubplotHost(fig, 1, 1, 1, aspect=1.)
+ax_kms = fig.add_subplot(axes_class=HostAxes, aspect=1)
 
 # angular proper motion("/yr) to linear velocity(km/s) at distance=2.3kpc
 pm_to_kms = 1./206265.*2300*3.085e18/3.15e7/1.e5
@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@
 ax_pm = ax_kms.twin(aux_trans)
 ax_pm.set_viewlim_mode("transform")
 
-fig.add_subplot(ax_kms)
-
 for n, ds, dse, w, we in obs:
     time = ((2007 + (10. + 4/30.)/12) - 1988.5)
     v = ds / time * pm_to_kms
diff --git a/examples/axisartist/axis_direction.py b/examples/axisartist/axis_direction.py
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
 import mpl_toolkits.axisartist as axisartist
 
 
-def setup_axes(fig, rect):
-    ax = fig.add_axes(axisartist.Subplot(fig, rect))
+def setup_axes(fig, pos):
+    ax = fig.add_subplot(pos, axes_class=axisartist.Axes)
 
     ax.set_ylim(-0.1, 1.5)
     ax.set_yticks([0, 1])
diff --git a/examples/axisartist/demo_axis_direction.py b/examples/axisartist/demo_axis_direction.py
@@ -43,11 +43,10 @@ def setup_axes(fig, rect):
                                         tick_formatter1=tick_formatter1
                                         )
 
-    ax1 = axisartist.Subplot(fig, rect, grid_helper=grid_helper)
+    ax1 = fig.add_subplot(
+        rect, axes_class=axisartist.Axes, grid_helper=grid_helper)
     ax1.axis[:].toggle(ticklabels=False)
 
-    fig.add_subplot(ax1)
-
     ax1.set_aspect(1.)
     ax1.set_xlim(-5, 12)
     ax1.set_ylim(-5, 10)
diff --git a/examples/axisartist/demo_axisline_style.py b/examples/axisartist/demo_axisline_style.py
@@ -11,14 +11,13 @@
 :doc:`/gallery/ticks_and_spines/centered_spines_with_arrows` example.
 """
 
-from mpl_toolkits.axisartist.axislines import SubplotZero
+from mpl_toolkits.axisartist.axislines import AxesZero
 import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
 import numpy as np
 
 
 fig = plt.figure()
-ax = SubplotZero(fig, 111)
-fig.add_subplot(ax)
+ax = fig.add_subplot(axes_class=AxesZero)
 
 for direction in ["xzero", "yzero"]:
     # adds arrows at the ends of each axis
diff --git a/examples/axisartist/demo_curvelinear_grid.py b/examples/axisartist/demo_curvelinear_grid.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 from matplotlib.transforms import Affine2D
 
 from mpl_toolkits.axisartist import (
-    angle_helper, Subplot, SubplotHost, ParasiteAxesAuxTrans)
+    angle_helper, Axes, HostAxes, ParasiteAxesAuxTrans)
 from mpl_toolkits.axisartist.grid_helper_curvelinear import (
     GridHelperCurveLinear)
 
@@ -38,14 +38,12 @@ def inv_tr(x, y):
 
     grid_helper = GridHelperCurveLinear((tr, inv_tr))
 
-    ax1 = Subplot(fig, 1, 2, 1, grid_helper=grid_helper)
+    ax1 = fig.add_subplot(1, 2, 1, axes_class=Axes, grid_helper=grid_helper)
     # ax1 will have a ticks and gridlines defined by the given
     # transform (+ transData of the Axes). Note that the transform of
     # the Axes itself (i.e., transData) is not affected by the given
     # transform.
 
-    fig.add_subplot(ax1)
-
     xx, yy = tr([3, 6], [5, 10])
     ax1.plot(xx, yy, linewidth=2.0)
 
@@ -84,7 +82,8 @@ def curvelinear_test2(fig):
     grid_helper = GridHelperCurveLinear(
         tr, extreme_finder=extreme_finder,
         grid_locator1=grid_locator1, tick_formatter1=tick_formatter1)
-    ax1 = SubplotHost(fig, 1, 2, 2, grid_helper=grid_helper)
+    ax1 = fig.add_subplot(
+        1, 2, 2, axes_class=HostAxes, grid_helper=grid_helper)
 
     # make ticklabels of right and top axis visible.
     ax1.axis["right"].major_ticklabels.set_visible(True)
@@ -94,8 +93,6 @@ def curvelinear_test2(fig):
     # let bottom axis shows ticklabels for 2nd coordinate (radius)
     ax1.axis["bottom"].get_helper().nth_coord_ticks = 1
 
-    fig.add_subplot(ax1)
-
     ax1.set_aspect(1)
     ax1.set_xlim(-5, 12)
     ax1.set_ylim(-5, 10)
diff --git a/examples/axisartist/demo_curvelinear_grid2.py b/examples/axisartist/demo_curvelinear_grid2.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     GridHelperCurveLinear)
 from mpl_toolkits.axisartist.grid_finder import (
     ExtremeFinderSimple, MaxNLocator)
-from mpl_toolkits.axisartist.axislines import Subplot
+from mpl_toolkits.axisartist.axislines import Axes
 
 
 def curvelinear_test1(fig):
@@ -39,13 +39,11 @@ def inv_tr(x, y):
         # better tick density
         grid_locator1=MaxNLocator(nbins=6), grid_locator2=MaxNLocator(nbins=6))
 
-    ax1 = Subplot(fig, 111, grid_helper=grid_helper)
+    ax1 = fig.add_subplot(axes_class=Axes, grid_helper=grid_helper)
     # ax1 will have a ticks and gridlines defined by the given
     # transform (+ transData of the Axes). Note that the transform of the Axes
     # itself (i.e., transData) is not affected by the given transform.
 
-    fig.add_subplot(ax1)
-
     ax1.imshow(np.arange(25).reshape(5, 5),
                vmax=50, cmap=plt.cm.gray_r, origin="lower")
 
diff --git a/examples/axisartist/demo_floating_axes.py b/examples/axisartist/demo_floating_axes.py
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ def setup_axes1(fig, rect):
         grid_locator1=MaxNLocator(nbins=4),
         grid_locator2=MaxNLocator(nbins=4))
 
-    ax1 = floating_axes.FloatingSubplot(fig, rect, grid_helper=grid_helper)
-    fig.add_subplot(ax1)
+    ax1 = fig.add_subplot(
+        rect, axes_class=floating_axes.FloatingAxes, grid_helper=grid_helper)
 
     aux_ax = ax1.get_aux_axes(tr)
 
@@ -70,8 +70,8 @@ def setup_axes2(fig, rect):
         tick_formatter1=tick_formatter1,
         tick_formatter2=None)
 
-    ax1 = floating_axes.FloatingSubplot(fig, rect, grid_helper=grid_helper)
-    fig.add_subplot(ax1)
+    ax1 = fig.add_subplot(
+        rect, axes_class=floating_axes.FloatingAxes, grid_helper=grid_helper)
 
     # create a parasite axes whose transData in RA, cz
     aux_ax = ax1.get_aux_axes(tr)
@@ -114,8 +114,8 @@ def setup_axes3(fig, rect):
         tick_formatter1=tick_formatter1,
         tick_formatter2=None)
 
-    ax1 = floating_axes.FloatingSubplot(fig, rect, grid_helper=grid_helper)
-    fig.add_subplot(ax1)
+    ax1 = fig.add_subplot(
+        rect, axes_class=floating_axes.FloatingAxes, grid_helper=grid_helper)
 
     # adjust axis
     ax1.axis["left"].set_axis_direction("bottom")
diff --git a/examples/axisartist/demo_floating_axis.py b/examples/axisartist/demo_floating_axis.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 import mpl_toolkits.axisartist.angle_helper as angle_helper
 from matplotlib.projections import PolarAxes
 from matplotlib.transforms import Affine2D
-from mpl_toolkits.axisartist import SubplotHost
+from mpl_toolkits.axisartist import HostAxes
 from mpl_toolkits.axisartist import GridHelperCurveLinear
 
 
@@ -42,9 +42,7 @@ def curvelinear_test2(fig):
                                         tick_formatter1=tick_formatter1
                                         )
 
-    ax1 = SubplotHost(fig, 1, 1, 1, grid_helper=grid_helper)
-
-    fig.add_subplot(ax1)
+    ax1 = fig.add_subplot(axes_class=HostAxes, grid_helper=grid_helper)
 
     # Now creates floating axis
 
diff --git a/examples/axisartist/demo_parasite_axes.py b/examples/axisartist/demo_parasite_axes.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 
 fig = plt.figure()
 
-host = HostAxes(fig, [0.15, 0.1, 0.65, 0.8])
+host = fig.add_axes([0.15, 0.1, 0.65, 0.8], axes_class=HostAxes)
 par1 = ParasiteAxes(host, sharex=host)
 par2 = ParasiteAxes(host, sharex=host)
 host.parasites.append(par1)
@@ -37,8 +37,6 @@
 
 par2.axis["right2"] = par2.new_fixed_axis(loc="right", offset=(60, 0))
 
-fig.add_axes(host)
-
 p1, = host.plot([0, 1, 2], [0, 1, 2], label="Density")
 p2, = par1.plot([0, 1, 2], [0, 3, 2], label="Temperature")
 p3, = par2.plot([0, 1, 2], [50, 30, 15], label="Velocity")
diff --git a/examples/axisartist/demo_ticklabel_alignment.py b/examples/axisartist/demo_ticklabel_alignment.py
@@ -10,15 +10,12 @@
 import mpl_toolkits.axisartist as axisartist
 
 
-def setup_axes(fig, rect):
-    ax = axisartist.Subplot(fig, rect)
-    fig.add_subplot(ax)
-
+def setup_axes(fig, pos):
+    ax = fig.add_subplot(pos, axes_class=axisartist.Axes)
     ax.set_yticks([0.2, 0.8])
     ax.set_yticklabels(["short", "loooong"])
     ax.set_xticks([0.2, 0.8])
     ax.set_xticklabels([r"$\frac{1}{2}\pi$", r"$\pi$"])
-
     return ax
 
 
diff --git a/examples/axisartist/demo_ticklabel_direction.py b/examples/axisartist/demo_ticklabel_direction.py
@@ -9,13 +9,10 @@
 import mpl_toolkits.axisartist.axislines as axislines
 
 
-def setup_axes(fig, rect):
-    ax = axislines.Subplot(fig, rect)
-    fig.add_subplot(ax)
-
+def setup_axes(fig, pos):
+    ax = fig.add_subplot(pos, axes_class=axislines.Axes)
     ax.set_yticks([0.2, 0.8])
     ax.set_xticks([0.2, 0.8])
-
     return ax
 
 
diff --git a/examples/axisartist/simple_axis_direction01.py b/examples/axisartist/simple_axis_direction01.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 import mpl_toolkits.axisartist as axisartist
 
 fig = plt.figure(figsize=(4, 2.5))
-ax1 = fig.add_subplot(axisartist.Subplot(fig, 111))
+ax1 = fig.add_subplot(axes_class=axisartist.Axes)
 fig.subplots_adjust(right=0.8)
 
 ax1.axis["left"].major_ticklabels.set_axis_direction("top")
diff --git a/examples/axisartist/simple_axis_direction03.py b/examples/axisartist/simple_axis_direction03.py
@@ -9,13 +9,10 @@
 import mpl_toolkits.axisartist as axisartist
 
 
-def setup_axes(fig, rect):
-    ax = axisartist.Subplot(fig, rect)
-    fig.add_subplot(ax)
-
+def setup_axes(fig, pos):
+    ax = fig.add_subplot(pos, axes_class=axisartist.Axes)
     ax.set_yticks([0.2, 0.8])
     ax.set_xticks([0.2, 0.8])
-
     return ax
 
 
diff --git a/examples/axisartist/simple_axis_pad.py b/examples/axisartist/simple_axis_pad.py
@@ -43,11 +43,9 @@ def setup_axes(fig, rect):
                                         tick_formatter1=tick_formatter1
                                         )
 
-    ax1 = axisartist.Subplot(fig, rect, grid_helper=grid_helper)
+    ax1 = fig.add_subplot(
+        rect, axes_class=axisartist.Axes, grid_helper=grid_helper)
     ax1.axis[:].set_visible(False)
-
-    fig.add_subplot(ax1)
-
     ax1.set_aspect(1.)
     ax1.set_xlim(-5, 12)
     ax1.set_ylim(-5, 10)
diff --git a/examples/axisartist/simple_axisartist1.py b/examples/axisartist/simple_axisartist1.py
@@ -9,8 +9,7 @@
 
 fig = plt.figure()
 fig.subplots_adjust(right=0.85)
-ax = axisartist.Subplot(fig, 1, 1, 1)
-fig.add_subplot(ax)
+ax = fig.add_subplot(axes_class=axisartist.Axes)
 
 # make some axis invisible
 ax.axis["bottom", "top", "right"].set_visible(False)
diff --git a/examples/axisartist/simple_axisline.py b/examples/axisartist/simple_axisline.py
@@ -6,13 +6,12 @@
 """
 
 import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
-from mpl_toolkits.axisartist.axislines import SubplotZero
+from mpl_toolkits.axisartist.axislines import AxesZero
 
 
 fig = plt.figure()
 fig.subplots_adjust(right=0.85)
-ax = SubplotZero(fig, 1, 1, 1)
-fig.add_subplot(ax)
+ax = fig.add_subplot(axes_class=AxesZero)
 
 # make right and top axis invisible
 ax.axis["right"].set_visible(False)
diff --git a/examples/axisartist/simple_axisline2.py b/examples/axisartist/simple_axisline2.py
@@ -5,15 +5,14 @@
 
 """
 import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
-from mpl_toolkits.axisartist.axislines import SubplotZero
+from mpl_toolkits.axisartist.axislines import AxesZero
 import numpy as np
 
 fig = plt.figure(figsize=(4, 3))
 
 # a subplot with two additional axis, "xzero" and "yzero". "xzero" is
 # y=0 line, and "yzero" is x=0 line.
-ax = SubplotZero(fig, 1, 1, 1)
-fig.add_subplot(ax)
+ax = fig.add_subplot(axes_class=AxesZero)
 
 # make xzero axis (horizontal axis line through y=0) visible.
 ax.axis["xzero"].set_visible(True)
diff --git a/examples/axisartist/simple_axisline3.py b/examples/axisartist/simple_axisline3.py
@@ -5,12 +5,11 @@
 
 """
 import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
-from mpl_toolkits.axisartist.axislines import Subplot
+from mpl_toolkits.axisartist.axislines import Axes
 
 fig = plt.figure(figsize=(3, 3))
 
-ax = Subplot(fig, 111)
-fig.add_subplot(ax)
+ax = fig.add_subplot(axes_class=Axes)
 
 ax.axis["right"].set_visible(False)
 ax.axis["top"].set_visible(False)
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/figure.py b/lib/matplotlib/figure.py
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_figure.py b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_figure.py
diff --git a/tutorials/toolkits/axisartist.py b/tutorials/toolkits/axisartist.py
