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Matplotlib.pyplot.gca() in Python

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Matplotlib is a library in Python and it is a numerical - mathematical extension for the NumPy library. Pyplot is a state-based interface to a Matplotlib module that provides a MATLAB-like interface. 
 

matplotlib.pyplot.gca() Function


The gca() function in pyplot module of matplotlib library is used to get the current Axes instance on the current figure matching the given keyword args, or create one. 
 

Syntax: matplotlib.pyplot.gca(\*\*kwargs)
Parameters: This method does not accepts any parameter. 
Returns: This method does not return any value. 
 


Below examples illustrate the matplotlib.pyplot.gca() function in matplotlib.pyplot:
 

Example #1: 

Python3
# Implementation of matplotlib function
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import numpy as np
import matplotlib.gridspec as gridspec
from mpl_toolkits.axes_grid1 import make_axes_locatable


plt.close('all')
arr = np.arange(100).reshape((10, 10))
fig = plt.figure(figsize =(4, 4))
im = plt.imshow(arr, 
                interpolation ="none",
                cmap ="plasma")

divider = make_axes_locatable(plt.gca())
cax = divider.append_axes("left", 
                          "15 %",
                          pad ="30 %")

plt.colorbar(im, cax = cax)

fig.suptitle('matplotlib.pyplot.gca() function\
Example\n\n', fontweight ="bold")
plt.show()

Output: 
 


Example #2: 

Python3
# Implementation of matplotlib function
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
from matplotlib.tri import Triangulation
from matplotlib.patches import Polygon
import numpy as np
 

def update_polygon(tri):
    
    if tri == -1:
        points = [0, 0, 0]
    else:
        points = triang.triangles[tri]
        
    xs = triang.x[points]
    ys = triang.y[points]
    polygon.set_xy(np.column_stack([xs, ys]))
 
 
def motion_notify(event):
    
    if event.inaxes is None:
        tri = -1
    else:
        tri = trifinder(event.xdata, event.ydata)
        
    update_polygon(tri)
    plt.title('matplotlib.pyplot.gca() function \
    Example\n\n Potion number : % i' % tri, 
              fontweight ="bold")
    
    event.canvas.draw()

ang = 3
radi = 8
radii = np.linspace(0.25, 0.95, radi)
res = np.linspace(0, 4 * np.pi, ang)
res = np.repeat(res[..., np.newaxis], radi, axis = 1)
res[:, 1::2] += np.pi / ang

x = (radii * np.cos(2 * res)).flatten()
y = (radii * np.sin(2 * res)).flatten()
triang = Triangulation(x, y)
triang.set_mask(np.hypot(x[triang.triangles].mean(axis = 1),
                         y[triang.triangles].mean(axis = 1))
                < 0.25)
 
trifinder = triang.get_trifinder()
 
plt.subplot(111, aspect ='equal')
plt.triplot(triang, 'go-')
polygon = Polygon([[0, 0], [0, 0]],
                  facecolor ='r')
update_polygon(-1)

plt.gca().add_patch(polygon)
plt.gcf().canvas.mpl_connect('motion_notify_event',
                             motion_notify)
 
plt.show()

Output: 
 


 


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