Show our data in the gallery

doc/examples/data/README.txt

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+Data
+----

doc/examples/data/plot_general.py

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+"""
+======================
+General-purpose images
+======================
+
+The title of each image indicates the name of the function.
+
+"""
+import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
+import matplotlib
+
+from skimage import data
+
+matplotlib.rcParams['font.size'] = 18
+
+images = ('astronaut',
+          'binary_blobs',
+          'camera',
+          'checkerboard',
+          'chelsea',
+          'clock',
+          'coffee',
+          'coins',
+          'horse',
+          'logo',
+          'page',
+          'text',
+          'rocket',
+          )
+
+
+for name in images:
+    caller = getattr(data, name)
+    image = caller()
+    plt.figure()
+    plt.title(name)
+    if image.ndim == 2:
+        plt.imshow(image, cmap=plt.cm.gray)
+    else:
+        plt.imshow(image)
+
+plt.show()

doc/examples/data/plot_scientific.py

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+"""
+=================
+Scientific images
+=================
+
+The title of each image indicates the name of the function.
+
+"""
+import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
+import matplotlib
+
+from skimage import data
+
+matplotlib.rcParams['font.size'] = 18
+
+images = ('hubble_deep_field',
+          'immunohistochemistry',
+          'moon',
+          )
+
+
+for name in images:
+    caller = getattr(data, name)
+    image = caller()
+    plt.figure()
+    plt.title(name)
+    if image.ndim == 2:
+        plt.imshow(image, cmap=plt.cm.gray)
+    else:
+        plt.imshow(image)
+
+plt.show()

doc/examples/data/plot_specific.py

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+"""
+===============
+Specific images
+===============
+
+"""
+import numpy as np
+import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
+import matplotlib
+
+from skimage import data
+
+matplotlib.rcParams['font.size'] = 18
+
+######################################################################
+#
+# Stereo images
+# =============
+
+
+fig, axes = plt.subplots(1, 2, figsize=(8, 4))
+ax = axes.ravel()
+
+images = data.stereo_motorcycle()
+ax[0].imshow(images[0])
+ax[1].imshow(images[1])
+
+fig.tight_layout()
+plt.show()
+
+######################################################################
+#
+# Faces and non-faces dataset
+# ===========================
+#
+# A sample of 20 over 200 images is displayed.
+
+
+fig, axes = plt.subplots(4, 5, figsize=(20, 20))
+ax = axes.ravel()
+images = data.lfw_subset()
+for i in range(20):
+    ax[i].imshow(images[90+i], cmap=plt.cm.gray)
+    ax[i].axis('off')
+fig.tight_layout()
+plt.show()