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@alexpearce
alexpearce / offset_text.py
Last active November 5, 2020 07:03
Nice offset label formatting in matplotlib. See [the blog post](https://alexpearce.me/2014/04/exponent-label-in-matplotlib/) for more.
import numpy as np
from matplotlib import pyplot as plt
fig = plt.figure(figsize=(5, 4))
# Generate some data
mu, sigma = 1e7, 1e6
s = np.random.normal(mu, sigma, 10000)
# Plot it
plt.hist(s, 30, histtype='step')
# Format it
@justiceamoh
justiceamoh / colormaps.py
Created October 16, 2015 07:13
New Python Colormaps Including MATLAB Parula
# New matplotlib colormaps by Nathaniel J. Smith, Stefan van der Walt,
# and (in the case of viridis) Eric Firing.
#
# This file and the colormaps in it are released under the CC0 license /
# public domain dedication. We would appreciate credit if you use or
# redistribute these colormaps, but do not impose any legal restrictions.
#
# To the extent possible under law, the persons who associated CC0 with
# mpl-colormaps have waived all copyright and related or neighboring rights
# to mpl-colormaps.