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.. _sphx_glr_plot_types_gridded_contour.py:


Contour
-------

Below is an example of how to plot a contour
plot using EMCPy's plotting method.

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.. image-sg:: /plot_types/gridded/images/sphx_glr_contour_001.png
   :alt: Contour Plot
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.. code-block:: Python


    import numpy as np
    import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

    from emcpy.plots.plots import ContourPlot
    from emcpy.plots.create_plots import CreatePlot, CreateFigure


    def main():
        # Create contourf plot

        # Grab sample data
        x, y, z = _getContourData()

        # Create contour plot object
        cp = ContourPlot(x, y, z)
        cp.linestyles = '--'
        cp.colors = 'green'

        # Create plot and add features
        plot1 = CreatePlot()
        plot1.plot_layers = [cp]
        plot1.add_xlabel(xlabel='X Axis Label')
        plot1.add_ylabel(ylabel='Y Axis Label')
        plot1.add_title('Contour Plot')

        # Create figure
        fig = CreateFigure()
        fig.plot_list = [plot1]
        fig.create_figure()

        plt.show()


    def _getContourData():
        # Generate test data for contour plots

        x = np.linspace(-3, 15, 50).reshape(1, -1)
        y = np.linspace(-3, 15, 20).reshape(-1, 1)
        z = np.cos(x)*2 - np.sin(y)*2

        x, y = x.flatten(), y.flatten()

        return x, y, z


    if __name__ == '__main__':
        main()


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.. _sphx_glr_download_plot_types_gridded_contour.py:

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  .. container:: sphx-glr-footer sphx-glr-footer-example

    .. container:: sphx-glr-download sphx-glr-download-jupyter

      :download:`Download Jupyter notebook: contour.ipynb <contour.ipynb>`

    .. container:: sphx-glr-download sphx-glr-download-python

      :download:`Download Python source code: contour.py <contour.py>`


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