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@ihincks
ihincks / lighten_color.py
Last active November 8, 2024 05:06
Function to lighten any color in matplotlib
def lighten_color(color, amount=0.5):
"""
Lightens the given color by multiplying (1-luminosity) by the given amount.
Input can be matplotlib color string, hex string, or RGB tuple.
Examples:
>> lighten_color('g', 0.3)
>> lighten_color('#F034A3', 0.6)
>> lighten_color((.3,.55,.1), 0.5)
"""
@oglops
oglops / yaml_OrderedDict.py
Last active January 25, 2023 11:08
write to and load from yaml file with OrderedDict
#!/usr/bin/env python
try:
# for python newer than 2.7
from collections import OrderedDict
except ImportError:
# use backport from pypi
from ordereddict import OrderedDict
import yaml