Plotting the data with scrollable x (time/horizontal) axis on Linux
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Have you considered using matplotlib slider widgets?
Here is a little code just to show as example
import numpy as np
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
from matplotlib.widgets import Slider
fig, ax = plt.subplots()
plt.subplots_adjust(bottom=0.25)
t = np.arange(0.0, 100.0, 0.1)
s = np.sin(2*np.pi*t)
l, = plt.plot(t,s)
plt.axis([0, 10, -1, 1])
axcolor = 'lightgoldenrodyellow'
axpos = plt.axes([0.2, 0.1, 0.65, 0.03], facecolor=axcolor)
spos = Slider(axpos, 'Pos', 0.1, 90.0)
def update(val):
pos = spos.val
ax.axis([pos,pos+10,-1,1])
fig.canvas.draw_idle()
spos.on_changed(update)
plt.show()
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Updated on December 16, 2020Comments
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Wakan Tanka over 3 years
I want to plot data where x axis is long. If I plot the whole x axis then the plot shrinks and it is almost unreadable. I've found this answer on SO which points to following scipy/matplotlib code. But When I try to run the mentioned code I get following error:
Traceback (most recent call last): File "scrollingPlot.py", line 88, in <module> app = MyApp() File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/wx-3.0-gtk2/wx/_core.py", line 8628, in __init__ self._BootstrapApp() File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/wx-3.0-gtk2/wx/_core.py", line 8196, in _BootstrapApp return _core_.PyApp__BootstrapApp(*args, **kwargs) File "scrollingPlot.py", line 82, in OnInit self.frame = MyFrame(parent=None,id=-1) File "scrollingPlot.py", line 21, in __init__ self.scroll_range) File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/wx-3.0-gtk2/wx/_core.py", line 11226, in SetScrollbar return _core_.Window_SetScrollbar(*args, **kwargs) wx._core.PyAssertionError: C++ assertion "sb" failed at ../src/gtk/window.cpp(4754) in SetScrollbar(): this window is not scrollable
PS: Other solutions are also welcomed (preferably python, R, or something simple and multi platform)
PPS: I've opened the issue for mentioned error
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Wakan Tanka almost 9 yearsThis is the solution I was looking for. Thank you
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Wakan Tanka almost 9 yearsThank you, this is interesting idea. It might come handy if matplotlib is not available otherwise the @Noel Segura solution seems fine.