sethmeyers_chart.py

import numpy as np
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

data = [
    ['not Trump', 128-91],
    ['Trump', 91],
]

data_x = [d[0] for d in data][::-1]
data_y = [d[1] for d in data]

ADJUST = 3
y_pos = (np.arange(len(data)+ADJUST))[-len(data):]
y_tickpos = (np.arange(len(data)+ADJUST))[::-1]
print(y_pos)

fig = plt.gcf()

# fix ugly default layout
ax = plt.axes()
ax.xaxis.tick_top()
ax.xaxis.set_ticks_position('none')
ax.yaxis.set_ticks_position('none')
ax.xaxis.set_label_position('top')
ax.spines['top'].set_visible(False)
ax.spines['bottom'].set_visible(False)
ax.spines['right'].set_visible(False)
ax.spines['left'].set_visible(False)

pos1 = ax.get_position() # get the original position
pos2 = [pos1.x0, pos1.y0 + .07,  pos1.width, pos1.height]
ax.set_position(pos2)

plt.barh(y_pos, data_y, color=['lightskyblue', 'lightcoral'], align='center', linewidth=0, alpha=0.5, height=.7)
plt.yticks(y_tickpos, data_x)
plt.xlabel('Topic of "A Closer Look" segment on "Late Night with Seth Meyers" (all eps)')

# https://stackoverflow.com/questions/7965743
def forceAspect(ax,aspect=1):
    im = ax.get_images()
    extent =  im[0].get_extent()
    ax.set_aspect(abs((extent[1]-extent[0])/(extent[3]-extent[2]))/aspect)

# forceAspect(ax, 1)
# ax.set_aspect(.2)  # doesn't work
# ax.imshow(X=np.array([[31], [91]]), alpha=0, aspect=.15, )  # force dumb aspect ratio
# # i decided to just crop this manually in inkscape...


plt.tight_layout()

# plt.savefig('out.svg', bbox_inches='tight')
plt.savefig('seth.svg')