Extract for attempted David assist

replot_as_svg.py

import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
from ipykernel.pylab.backend_inline import flush_figures
from IPython.display import display, clear_output, SVG


def replot_as_svg(fig=None, **adjustments):
    """
    Take a given matplotlib figure and write it as an embeddable SVG.

    :param fig: the matplotlib figure or None for implicit use of plt.gcf()
    :return: an IPython SVG object.
    """
    if fig is None:
        fig = plt.gcf()

    if adjustments:
        fig.subplots_adjust(**adjustments)
    buf = BytesIO()
    fig.savefig(buf, format="svg")

    plt.close()
    buf.seek(0)
    clear_output(wait=True)
    svg = SVG(data=hatch_safe_svg(buf.read()))
    display(svg)
    return svg