quick_plot.py

"""
    Example showing use of pynml.generate_plot()
"""
from pyneuroml.plot.Plot import generate_plot

import math
import random
import sys
from matplotlib import pyplot as plt

#  Some example data
ts = [t * 0.01 for t in range(20000)]

siny = [math.sin(t / 10) for t in ts]
cosey = [math.exp(t / -80) * math.cos(t / 5) for t in ts]

if "-i" in sys.argv:
    from pyneuroml.plot.Plot import generate_interactive_plot

    # Generate a plot for this quickly with generate_interactive_plot
    ax = generate_interactive_plot(
        [ts, ts],  # Add 2 sets of x values
        [siny, cosey],  # Add 2 sets of y values
        "Some traces",  # Title
        labels=["sin", "cos"],
        xaxis="Time (ms)",  # x axis legend
        yaxis="Arbitrary units...",  # y axis legend
        linewidths=[1, 3],  # Thicknesses of each trace
        save_figure_to="quick.png",
    )  # Save figure

else:
    # Generate a plot for this quickly with generate_plot
    ax = generate_plot(
        [ts, ts],  # Add 2 sets of x values
        [siny, cosey],  # Add 2 sets of y values
        "Some traces",  # Title
        labels=["sin", "cos"],
        xaxis="Time (ms)",  # x axis legend
        yaxis="Arbitrary units...",  # y axis legend
        linewidths=[1, 3],  # Thicknesses of each trace
        show_plot_already=False,  # Show or wait for plt.show()?
        font_size=10,  # Font
        bottom_left_spines_only=True,  # Box or just x & y axes
        legend_position = "bottom center",
        save_figure_to="quick.png",
    )  # Save figure

    # Add another trace
    ts_ = [t * 1 for t in range(200)]
    randy = [random.random() for t in ts_]
    ax.plot(ts_, randy, ".")  # Won't be included in saved PNG!

    # Show complete plot
    plt.show()