3danimationplot.py

fig = plt.figure()
ax = Axes3D(fig)
ax.plot_wireframe(X, Y, datapts,color='goldenrod')

def animate(i):
    # "i" is updated for each frame i = 10 when frame = 10
    # for 360 frames, azim will take 360 values for a round display of the 3D plot
    ax.view_init(elev=10., azim=i)
    return fig,

# ANIMATE
anim = animation.FuncAnimation(fig, animate, init_func=None,
                               frames=360, interval=20, blit=True)

anim.save('3D_animated_plot.mp4', fps=10, extra_args=['-vcodec', 'libx264'])