Snippet to add previously created axis to a figure

gistfile1.txt

def add_ax_to_fig(ax, fig=None, geometry=(1,1,1)):
# def add_ax_to_fig(ax, fig=None, geometry="111"):
    oldfig = ax.figure
    if fig is None:
        fig = figure()
    if ax.get_geometry() != geometry:
        ax.change_geometry(*geometry)
    # if ax.get_position() != geometry:
    #     dummy = fig.add_subplot(geometry)
    #     ax.set_position(dummy.get_position())
    #     dummy.remove()
    ax.remove()
    ax.figure = fig
    fig.axes.append(ax)
    fig.add_axes(ax)
    plt.close(oldfig)