John Hunter wrote: > On Mon, May 19, 2008 at 8:38 AM, Zoho Vignochi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Hello: >> >> I want to plot a variable number of lines but I would like the colors to >> cycle through a set pattern defined by me. >> ...snip >> and it works great. But I need legends for each line so I can't use >> collections. I would like to choose the colors and loop over a list if >> the lines exceed the colors while using plot. Any ideas? > > You can override the default color cycle: > > import matplotlib.axes > > matplotlib.axes._process_plot_var_args.defaultColors = > [k','y','m','c','b','g','r'] > > We should remove the leading underscore in the _process_plot_var_args > since it indicates users should not be working with it, but > customizing the color cycle is perfectly legit.
True, but from the standpoint of user interface design this may not be a good way to do it. At the very least, shouldn't there be a more concise variable or function? _process_plot_var_args really deserves its leading underscore. We could use something like an axes-level function, "set_color_cycle(clist)" to encapsulate what you suggest above. Eric ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ Matplotlib-users mailing list Matplotlib-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-users
