pyplot_fancy_plotting.py

import pylab
# taken from some random webpage several years ago. Sorry author :(

def fancy_plotting():
    # set up some LaTeX plotting parameters
    # still need to change parameters
    # next line is for standard article document
    # fig_width_pt = 478.00812#246.0  # Get this from LaTeX using \showthe\columnwidth
    # next line is for thesis after Brock thesis guide
    fig_width_pt = 451.58598
    inches_per_pt = 1.0/72.27               # Convert pt to inch
    golden_mean = (np.sqrt(5)-1.0)/2.0         # Aesthetic ratio
    fig_width = 1.3*fig_width_pt*inches_per_pt  # width in inches
    fig_height = 1.3*fig_width*golden_mean      # height in inches
    fig_size =  [fig_width,fig_height]
    params = {'backend': 'ps',
              'axes.labelsize':      10,#10,
              'axes.titlesize':      10,
              'font.size':           10,
              'legend.fontsize':     8,#10,
              'xtick.labelsize':     8,#8,
              'ytick.labelsize':     8,#8,
              'text.usetex':         True,
              'text.latex.preamble': [r'\usepackage{siunitx} \usepackage{mhchem}'],
              'font.family':         'serif',
              'font.serif':          'cm',
              'figure.figsize':      fig_size}
    pylab.rcParams.update(params)