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use sequential YlOrRd colormap for unipolar data, discourage using je…
endolith May 31, 2012
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Jet is discouraged for MRI images. Google Image Search shows the vast…
endolith May 31, 2012
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use HSV for cyclic data
endolith Jun 3, 2012
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fix typos
endolith Jun 3, 2012
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ran a spell-checker on some files
endolith Jun 4, 2012
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more examples of using sequential colormaps for non-negative data, di…
endolith Jun 4, 2012
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more typo and spelling fixes
endolith Jun 5, 2012
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coolwarm is specifically designed for diverging data on shaded 3D sur…
endolith Jun 5, 2012
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sequential map for non-negative surface
endolith Jun 5, 2012
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rainbow instead of jet for diverging data, summer for sequential data
endolith Jun 5, 2012
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diverging colormaps with centered norms
endolith Jun 5, 2012
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better sequential map for showing contours
endolith Jun 5, 2012
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more complicated example of centered norm diverging colormap
endolith Jun 5, 2012
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tricontour example rainbow instead of jet, center norm
endolith Jun 5, 2012
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add imports where needed
endolith Jun 8, 2012
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add imports where needed
endolith Jun 8, 2012
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remove note to self
endolith Jun 8, 2012
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style fixes
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style fixes
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better sequential map for showing contours
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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion examples/pylab_examples/contourf_log.py
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# Automatic selection of levels works; setting the
# log locator tells contourf to use a log scale:
cs = P.contourf(X, Y, z, locator=ticker.LogLocator())
cs = P.contourf(X, Y, z, locator=ticker.LogLocator(), cmap = cm.PuBu_r)

# Alternatively, you can manually set the levels
# and the norm:
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