clarity logic that decides whether to draw map boundary, fix examples.

doc/users/figures/plotsst.py

@@ -2,20 +2,16 @@
 from netCDF4 import Dataset, date2index, num2date
 import numpy as np
 import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
-import datetime
-# create datetime object for desired time
-date = datetime.datetime(2007,12,15,0)
-# open dataset.
-dataset =\
-Dataset('http://nomads.ncdc.noaa.gov/thredds/dodsC/oisst2/totalAmsrAgg')
-# find index of desired time.
-time = dataset.variables['time']
-nt = date2index(date, time, calendar='standard')
+date = '20071215' # date to plot.
+# open dataset for that date.
+dataset = \
+Dataset('http://nomads.ncdc.noaa.gov/thredds/dodsC/oisst2/%s/AVHRR-AMSR/amsr-avhrr-v2.%s.nc'%\
+       (date[0:4],date))
 # read sst.  Will automatically create a masked array using
-# missing_value variable attribute.
-sst = dataset.variables['sst'][nt]
+# missing_value variable attribute. 'squeeze out' singleton dimensions.
+sst = dataset.variables['sst'][:].squeeze()
 # read ice.
-ice = dataset.variables['ice'][nt]
+ice = dataset.variables['ice'][:].squeeze()
 # read lats and lons (representing centers of grid boxes).
 lats = dataset.variables['lat'][:]
 lons = dataset.variables['lon'][:]
@@ -28,7 +24,7 @@
 lats = (lats - 0.5*delat).tolist()
 lats.append(lats[-1]+delat)
 lats = np.array(lats,np.float64)
-# creat figure, axes instances.
+# create figure, axes instances.
 fig = plt.figure()
 ax = fig.add_axes([0.05,0.05,0.9,0.9])
 # create Basemap instance for Robinson projection.
@@ -51,4 +47,4 @@
 cb = m.colorbar(im1,"bottom", size="5%", pad="2%")
 # add a title.
 ax.set_title('SST and ICE analysis for %s'%date)
-plt.savefig('plotsst.png')
+plt.show()

examples/nsper_demo.py

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 # draw parallels and meridians.
 m.drawparallels(np.arange(-90.,120.,10.))
 m.drawmeridians(np.arange(0.,420.,20.))
-m.drawmapboundary()
+m.drawmapboundary(fill_color='aqua')
 plt.title('Near-Sided Perspective Map Centered on Lon=%s, Lat=%s, H=%g' %\
     (lon_0,lat_0,h/1000.),fontsize=10)
 
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@
 # draw parallels and meridians.
 m.drawparallels(np.arange(-90.,120.,30.))
 m.drawmeridians(np.arange(0.,420.,60.))
-m.drawmapboundary()
 plt.title('Near-Sided Perspective Map Centered on Lon=%s, Lat=%s, H=%g' %\
     (lon_0,lat_0,h/1000.),fontsize=10)
 

lib/mpl_toolkits/basemap/__init__.py

@@ -2820,22 +2820,23 @@ def set_axes_limits(self,ax=None):
         ax.update_datalim( corners )
         ax.set_xlim((self.llcrnrx, self.urcrnrx))
         ax.set_ylim((self.llcrnry, self.urcrnry))
-        # if map boundary not yet drawn, draw it with default values.
-        if not self._mapboundarydrawn:
-            # is the map boundary already drawn on the current axes?
-            if self._mapboundarydrawn not in ax.patches:
-                # elliptical map, turn off axis_frame, draw boundary manually.
-                if (self.projection in ['ortho','geos','nsper','aeqd'] and
-                    self._fulldisk) or self.round or self.projection in _pseudocyl:
-                    # turn off axes frame.
-                    ax.set_frame_on(False)
-                    # first draw boundary, no fill
-                    limb1 = self.drawmapboundary(fill_color='none')
-                    # draw another filled patch, with no boundary.
-                    limb2 = self.drawmapboundary(linewidth=0)
-                    self._mapboundarydrawn = True
-            else: # square map, just turn on axis frame.
-                ax.set_frame_on(True)
+        # if map boundary not yet drawn for elliptical maps, draw it with default values.
+        if not self._mapboundarydrawn or self._mapboundarydrawn not in ax.patches:
+            # elliptical map, draw boundary manually.
+            if (self.projection in ['ortho','geos','nsper','aeqd'] and
+                self._fulldisk) or self.round or self.projection in _pseudocyl:
+                # first draw boundary, no fill
+                limb1 = self.drawmapboundary(fill_color='none')
+                # draw another filled patch, with no boundary.
+                limb2 = self.drawmapboundary(linewidth=0)
+                self._mapboundarydrawn = limb2
+        # for elliptical map, always turn off axis_frame.
+        if (self.projection in ['ortho','geos','nsper','aeqd'] and
+            self._fulldisk) or self.round or self.projection in _pseudocyl:
+            # turn off axes frame.
+            ax.set_frame_on(False)
+        else: # square map, always turn on axis frame.
+             ax.set_frame_on(True)
         # make sure aspect ratio of map preserved.
         # plot is re-centered in bounding rectangle.
         # (anchor instance var determines where plot is placed)