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Shaunakde/colormap_legend.py

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Plot a colormap for inclusion in figures using matplotlib
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colormap_legend.py
def show_colormap(cmap):
im = np.outer(np.ones(10), np.arange(100))
fig, ax = plt.subplots(1,1, figsize=(6, 1.5),
subplot_kw=dict(xticks=[], yticks=[]))
fig.subplots_adjust(hspace=0.1)
ax.imshow(im, cmap=cmap)
show_colormap('jet')
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