figstyle()

Set matplotlib parameters for creating publication quality graphics.

Usage

figstyle([rel_width, screen_dpi, aspect_ratio, max_width, figsize, units])

Parameters

rel_width : float, optional, default = 0.75

The relative width of the plot (from 0 to 1) wih respect to width.

screen_dpi : int, optional, default = 114

The screen resolution of the display in dpi, which determines the size of the plot on the display.

aspect_ratio : float, optional, default = 4/3

The aspect ratio (horizontal/vertical) of the plot.

max_width : float, optional, default = 7.48031

The maximum width of the usable area of a journal page in inches.

figsize : list, optional, default = None

A list containing the width and height of the figure.

units : str, optional, default = ‘i’

The measurement units of max_width and figsize, either ‘i’ for inches or ‘c’ or ‘cm’ for centimeters.

Notes

This function sets a variety of matplotlib parameters for creating publication quality graphics. The default parameters are tailored to AGU/Wiley-Blackwell journals that accept relative widths of 0.5, 0.75, and 1. To reset the maplotlib parameters to their default values, use

matplotlib.pyplot.style.use(‘default’)