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erikaris/ec_axes_grid_inset_axes.py

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ec_axes_grid_inset_axes.py
# taken from Coursera
import mpl_toolkits.axes_grid1.inset_locator as mpl_il
plt.figure()
plt.boxplot([ df['normal'], df['random'], df['gamma'] ], whis='range')
# overlay axis on top of another
# create an inset using .inset_axes()
ax2 = mpl_il.inset_axes(plt.gca(), width='60%', height='40%', loc=2) #loc 5 (center right) = loc 7 (right)
# fill the axes with a histogram
ax2.hist(df['gamma'], bins=100)
ax2.margins(x=0.5)
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