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LatexifyMatplotlib
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research group
dramco.be/
KU Leuven - Technology Campus Gent,
Gebroeders De Smetstraat 1,
B-9000 Gent, Belgium
File: LatexifyMatplotlib.py
Created: 2019-01-10
Author: Gilles Callebaut
Description:
Usage:
"""
import os
from math import sqrt
import matplotlib as mpl
import tikzplotlib
SPINE_COLOR = 'gray'
def latexify(fig_width=None, fig_height=None, columns=1):
"""Set up matplotlib's RC params for LaTeX plotting.
Call this before plotting a figure.
Parameters
----------
fig_width : float, optional, inches
fig_height : float, optional, inches
columns : {1, 2}
"""
# code adapted from http://www.scipy.org/Cookbook/Matplotlib/LaTeX_Examples
# Width and max height in inches for IEEE journals taken from
# computer.org/cms/Computer.org/Journal%20templates/transactions_art_guide.pdf
assert (columns in [1, 2])
if fig_width is None:
fig_width = 2.7 if columns == 1 else 6.9 # width in inches
if fig_height is None:
golden_mean = (sqrt(5) - 1.0) / 2.0 # Aesthetic ratio
fig_height = fig_width * golden_mean # height in inches
MAX_HEIGHT_INCHES = 8.0
if fig_height > MAX_HEIGHT_INCHES:
print("WARNING: fig_height too large:" + fig_height +
"so will reduce to" + MAX_HEIGHT_INCHES + "inches.")
fig_height = MAX_HEIGHT_INCHES
params = {
'backend': 'ps',
'axes.labelsize': 8,
'axes.titlesize': 8,
'legend.fontsize': 8,
'xtick.labelsize': 8,
'ytick.labelsize': 8,
'text.usetex': True,
"pgf.rcfonts": False,
"pgf.texsystem": "lualatex",
'figure.figsize': [fig_width, fig_height],
'font.family': 'serif',
"pgf.preamble": [
r"\usepackage[utf8x]{inputenc}", # use utf8 fonts
r"\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}", # plots will be generated
r"\usepackage[detect-all]{siunitx}", # to use si units,
r"\DeclareSIUnit{\belmilliwatt}{Bm}",
r"\DeclareSIUnit{\dBm}{\deci\belmilliwatt}",
r"\usepackage{booktabs}",
r"\renewcommand{\arraystretch}{1.2}"
]
}
mpl.rcParams.update(params)
def format_axes(ax):
for spine in ['top', 'right']:
ax.spines[spine].set_visible(False)
for spine in ['left', 'bottom']:
ax.spines[spine].set_color(SPINE_COLOR)
ax.spines[spine].set_linewidth(0.5)
ax.xaxis.set_ticks_position('bottom')
ax.yaxis.set_ticks_position('left')
for axis in [ax.xaxis, ax.yaxis]:
axis.set_tick_params(direction='out', color=SPINE_COLOR)
return ax
def legend(plt):
plt.legend(framealpha=0.0)
def save(filename, scale_legend=None, show=False, fig=None, plt=None):
# assert show == (plt is not None), "Add plt argument in order to show the figure"
ext = filename.rsplit('.', 1)[-1]
assert ext == "tex", ValueError("Only tex extensions are allowed")
current_dir = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
output_path = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(
current_dir, 'Result'))
if not os.path.isdir(output_path):
os.mkdir(output_path)
out = os.path.join(output_path, filename)
print(F"Saving to: {out} with extension {ext}")
extra_axis_param = [
r"width = \linewidth",
r"axis lines* = {left}"
]
if scale_legend:
extra_axis_param.extend([r"legend style={nodes={scale=" + str(scale_legend) + ", transform shape}}"])
if fig is None:
fig = plt.gcf()
print(
r"Replace 'table' with 'table[row sep=\\]' in the tex file. I have opened an issue in matplotlib2tikz; let's hope that this is resolved in a future release")
print(
"If you have still problems, you will probably need to add some newlines manually in the file (because the inline is too long)")
tikzplotlib.save(out, figure=fig, textsize=8, extra_axis_parameters=extra_axis_param, float_format=".5f",
table_row_sep=r"\\")
if show:
plt.show()
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