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'''
To save python objects of any sort, to a file.
'''
import pickle as pkl
pkl.dump(  fig,  open('FigureObject.pickle',  'wb')  )
pkl.dump(  fig,  open('FigureObject.pickle',  'wb'), fix_imports=True  )  # fix_imports makes it py2x compatible - untested


'''
Load python objects from file

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import re       # regex

#   This will be used to capture a group () within a larger string, and save that group to a variable

# Set regex pattern to match
dcpattern = re.compile(     r'DC=[-]?(\d*\.?\d*)V?' ,    flags=(re.IGNORECASE) )
#regex expression within 'raw' python string, to prevent interpretation/escaping (%f etc.).

# The Regular Expression
#	DC=[-]?(\d*\.?\d*)V?

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import numpy as np 
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt  

# Handle mouse clicks on the plot:
class LineSlice:
    '''Allow user to drag a line on a pcolor/pcolormesh plot, and plot the Z values from that line on a separate axis.

    Example
    -------
    fig, (ax1, ax2) = plt.subplots( nrows=2 )    # one figure, two axes