pyqtmpl vs mpl comparison script

examples.py

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/env python2.7
 # # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
 """

figure.py

@@ -61,6 +61,9 @@ def __init__(
     def close(self):
         self.win.close()  # https://stackoverflow.com/a/23444415/6605826
 
+    def show(self):
+        pass  # Provided for matplotlib compatibility
+
     def resize_event(self, event):
         if hasattr(event, 'size'):
             self.width = event.size().width()

pyqtmpl_vs_mpl.py

@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+''':'
+exec python2.7 "$0" "$@"
+
+The single quotes on this docstring are a way to trick bash
+    https://www.rodneybeede.com/How_to_use_command_line_arguments_with_shebang__usr_bin_env_python.html
+
+To use this script, do ./pyqtmpl_vs_mpl for matplotlib or ./pyqtmpl_vs_mpl pg for pyqtmpl.
+
+This script should work if copied outside of the pyqtmpl folder
+'''
+# # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+# Basic imports
+from __future__ import print_function, division
+import sys
+import warnings
+import os
+
+# Calculation imports
+import numpy as np
+
+print(sys.argv)
+if len(sys.argv) > 1:
+    use_pyqtmpl = sys.argv[1].lower() in ['pyqtmpl', '1', 'pg', 'p']
+else:
+    use_pyqtmpl = False
+
+if use_pyqtmpl:
+    from PyQt4 import QtGui
+    try:
+        # This works if you're outside of the pyqtmpl folder, which is what we'd really like to demonstrate
+        import pyqtmpl as mpl
+        import pyqtmpl.pyplot as plt
+    except ImportError:
+        # Must be inside of the pyqtmpl area
+        import pyplot as plt
+else:
+    import matplotlib as mpl
+    mpl.use('Qt4Agg')
+    import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
+
+
+def demo_plot():
+    x = np.linspace(0, 10, 151)
+    y1 = x**2 + 1
+    y2 = x*10 - 0.1 * x**3 + 50
+    y3 = 85 - y1
+    fig, axs = plt.subplots(3, 2, sharex='col', sharey='row', gridspec_kw={'left': 0.25, 'right': 0.95}, dpi=300)
+    axs[-1, 0].set_xlabel('x')
+    axs[-1, 1].set_xlabel('X')
+    axs[0, 0].set_ylabel('y')
+    axs[1, 0].set_ylabel('y')
+    axs[2, 0].set_ylabel('y')
+
+    axs[0, 0].plot(x, y1)
+    axs[0, 1].plot(x, y2)
+    axs[0, 1].plot(x, y3)
+
+    axs[1, 0].plot(x, y1, color='r')
+    axs[1, 0].plot(x, y2, color='k')
+    axs[1, 0].plot(x, y2+y1, linestyle='--', color='g')
+    axs[1, 0].plot(x, y3, linestyle='-.', color='b')
+
+    axs[1, 1].errorbar(x, y1, abs(y1) * 0.1, color='b')
+    axs[1, 1].errorbar(x, -y2, abs(y2) * 0.1, xerr=0.1, color='r')
+
+    axs[2, 0].plot(x, y1, color='m', marker='o')
+    axs[2, 1].plot(x, y2, linestyle=' ', color='k', marker='+')
+    axs[2, 1].plot(x, y3, linestyle=' ', color='k', marker='x')
+
+    axs[1, 0].axvline(np.mean(x), linestyle=':', color='k')
+    axs[1, 0].axhline(np.mean(y1), linestyle='-', color='k')
+
+    if not use_pyqtmpl:
+        fig.show()
+
+    return fig, axs
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    if os.environ.get('PYQTMPL_DEBUG', None) is None:
+        os.environ['PYQTMPL_DEBUG'] = "1"
+    if use_pyqtmpl:
+        app = QtGui.QApplication(sys.argv)
+    else:
+        app = None
+    b = demo_plot()
+    # Start Qt event loop unless running in interactive mode or using pyside.
+    if (app is not None) and ((sys.flags.interactive != 1) or not hasattr(QtCore, 'PYQT_VERSION')):
+            app.exec_()
+    if not use_pyqtmpl:
+        plt.ioff()  # https://stackoverflow.com/a/38592888/6605826
+        plt.show()