Oz Nahum wrote: > Hi all, > > I am trying to plot an oceanographic profile using some ocean data I > have. The thing is that in oceanograhy it is common to display graphs > where the independent variable (x) is depth, and some other data (i.e > salinity or temperature) is plotted against it. The graph is supposed to > look like this for example: > > y > _______________________________ > | * > | * > | * * * > | * > | * > | * > x | * > | * > | * > | * > | * > | * > | * > | * > | * > | * > > > so far I have managed to plot the graph with invert x axis, but I don't > know how to change the default graph option of intercept of axes in the > bottom left corner. > So I hope I made my question clear: how can I plot a graph with intecept > of axes in the upper left corner ?
Try this: import numpy as np import matplotlib.pyplot as plt salinity = np.random.random(50) depth = np.linspace(1, 500) plt.plot(salinity, depth) ax = plt.gca() ax.set_ylim(500, 0) Things to note: 1) Matplotlib doesn't care about dependent or independent variables. With plot(x,y), one variable gets mapped to the x-axis, one gets mapped to the y-axis. 2)ax.set_ylim says that the call is (min,max), but what it really means is (lower,upper). This could probably be clearer in the docs. HTH, Ryan -- Ryan May Graduate Research Assistant School of Meteorology University of Oklahoma ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It's the best place to buy or sell services for just about anything Open Source. http://sourceforge.net/services/buy/index.php _______________________________________________ Matplotlib-users mailing list Matplotlib-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-users
