plotting unix timestamps in matplotlib
I’d like to make a generic value -vs- time plot with python’s matplotlib module. My times are in unix time but I’d like them to show up in a readable format on the plot’s x-axis.
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Show matplotlib plots (and other GUI) in Ubuntu (WSL1 & WSL2)
So it seems on ubuntu for windows (windows subsystem for linux) people are suggesting we need to use Agg backend and just save images, not show plots.
how to save a pylab figure into in-memory file which can be read into PIL image?
The following is my first shot which never works:
matplotlib: colorbars and its text labels
I’d like to create a colorbar legend for a heatmap, such that the labels are in the center of each discrete color. Example borrowed from here:
How can I show figures separately in matplotlib?
Say that I have two figures in matplotlib, with one plot per figure:
How to save a figure remotely with pylab?
I’m trying to generate a figure at a remote computer with the command pylab.savefig. But I got such error: Unable to access the X Display, is $DISPLAY set properly? How can I save the figure properly? Answers: Thank you for visiting the Q&A section on Magenaut. Please note that all the answers may not help … Read more
Putting arrowheads on vectors in matplotlib’s 3d plot
I plotted the eigenvectors of some 3D-data and was wondering if there is currently (already) a way to put arrowheads on the lines? Would be awesome if someone has a tip for me. 
Matplotlib: how to set the current figure?
This is hopefully a simple question but I can’t figure it out at the moment. I want to use matplotlib to show 2 figures and then use them interactively. I create the figures with:
How can I write unit tests against code that uses matplotlib?
I’m working on a python (2.7) program that produce a lot of different matplotlib figure (the data are not random). I’m willing to implement some test (using unittest) to be sure that the generated figures are correct. For instance, I store the expected figure (data or image) in some place, I run my function and compare the result with the reference. Is there a way to do this ?
Annotate Time Series plot in Matplotlib
I have an index array (x) of dates (datetime objects) and an array of actual values (y: bond prices). Doing (in iPython):