Question
Asked By – pleasedontbelong
Sometimes I come across code such as this:
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
x = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
y = [1, 4, 9, 16, 25]
fig = plt.figure()
fig.add_subplot(111)
plt.scatter(x, y)
plt.show()
Which produces:
I’ve been reading the documentation like crazy but I can’t find an explanation for the 111
. sometimes I see a 212
.
What does the argument of fig.add_subplot()
mean?
Now we will see solution for issue: In Matplotlib, what does the argument mean in fig.add_subplot(111)?
Answer
These are subplot grid parameters encoded as a single integer. For example, “111” means “1×1 grid, first subplot” and “234” means “2×3 grid, 4th subplot”.
Alternative form for add_subplot(111)
is add_subplot(1, 1, 1)
.
This question is answered By – Constantin
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