http://stackoverflow.com/questions/10390521

matplotlib_dataset.py

import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
from random import randint 
from time import time 

DATA = [
    (i, randint(5,30), randint(5,30), randint(30,35), randint(1,5)) \
    for i in xrange(1, 401)
]

def mapValues(group):
    ind, open_, close, high, low = group
    if open_ > close: # if open is higher then close
        height = open_ - close # heigth is drawn at bottom+height
        bottom = close
        yerr = (open_ - low, high - open_)
        color = 'r' # plot as a white barr
    else:
        height = close - open_ # heigth is drawn at bottom+height
        bottom = open_
        yerr = (close - low, high - close)
        color = 'g' # plot as a black bar

    return (ind, height, bottom, yerr, color)

#
# Test 1
#
def test1():
    fig = plt.figure()
    ax = fig.add_subplot(111)

    data = map(mapValues, DATA)

    start = time()

    for group in data: 

        ind, height, bottom, yerr, color = group

        ax.bar(left=ind, height=height, bottom=bottom, yerr=zip(yerr), 
                color=color, ecolor='k', zorder=10,
                error_kw={'barsabove': False, 'zorder': 0, 'capsize': 0}, 
                alpha=1)

    return time()-start

#
# Test 2
#
def test2():
    fig = plt.figure()
    ax = fig.add_subplot(111)

    # plotData can be serialized
    plotData = zip(*map(mapValues, DATA))

    ind, height, bottom, yerr, color = plotData

    start = time()

    ax.bar(left=ind, height=height, bottom=bottom, yerr=zip(*yerr), 
            color=color, ecolor='k', zorder=10,
            error_kw={'barsabove': False, 'zorder': 0, 'capsize': 0}, 
            alpha=1)

    return time()-start


def doTest(fn):
    end = fn()
    print "%s - Sec: %0.3f, ms: %0d" % (fn.__name__, end, end*1000)



if __name__ == "__main__":
    doTest(test1)
    doTest(test2)

    # plt.show()