A quick and simple Python script to graph numpy arrays. Useful for initial analysis and comparing of data.

plot.py

#!/usr/bin/python

from __future__ import print_function
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import numpy as np
import sys

# Modeled after: http://matplotlib.org/1.3.0/examples/pylab_examples/legend_demo.html

if len(sys.argv) < 2:
    print("Usage: %s <File1>...<FileN>" % sys.argv[0])
    sys.exit(1)

fig, ax = plt.subplots()
for arg in sys.argv[1:]:
    d = np.fromfile(arg)
    ax.plot(d, label=arg)

legend = ax.legend(loc='upper center', shadow=True)
frame = legend.get_frame()
frame.set_facecolor('0.90')

for label in legend.get_texts():
    label.set_fontsize('small')

for label in legend.get_lines():
    label.set_linewidth(1.0)

plt.show()
plt.close()