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jsundram/colors.py

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Expose D3 Colors for matplotlib
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colors.py
from matplotlib.colors import hex2color
# color schemes Courtesy of the excellent mbostock's D3.js project
d3_10 = ['#1f77b4', '#ff7f0e', '#2ca02c', '#d62728', '#9467bd', '#8c564b', '#e377c2', '#7f7f7f', '#bcbd22', '#17becf']
d3_20 = ['#1f77b4', '#aec7e8', '#ff7f0e', '#ffbb78', '#2ca02c', '#98df8a', '#d62728', '#ff9896', '#9467bd', '#c5b0d5', '#8c564b', '#c49c94', '#e377c2', '#f7b6d2', '#7f7f7f', '#c7c7c7', '#bcbd22', '#dbdb8d', '#17becf', '#9edae5']
d3_20b = ['#393b79', '#5254a3', '#6b6ecf', '#9c9ede', '#637939', '#8ca252', '#b5cf6b', '#cedb9c', '#8c6d31', '#bd9e39', '#e7ba52', '#e7cb94', '#843c39', '#ad494a', '#d6616b', '#e7969c', '#7b4173', '#a55194', '#ce6dbd', '#de9ed6']
d3_20c = ['#3182bd', '#6baed6', '#9ecae1', '#c6dbef', '#e6550d', '#fd8d3c', '#fdae6b', '#fdd0a2', '#31a354', '#74c476', '#a1d99b', '#c7e9c0', '#756bb1', '#9e9ac8', '#bcbddc', '#dadaeb', '#636363', '#969696', '#bdbdbd', '#d9d9d9']
colors10 = map(hex2color, d3_10)
colors20 = map(hex2color, d3_20)
colors20b = map(hex2color, d3_20b)
colors20c = map(hex2color, d3_20c)
# now you can make a pretty pie chart:
pie(data, labels=labels, autopct="%2.1f", pctdistance=.9, colors=colors10)
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