.. _pylab_examples-image_origin:

pylab_examples example code: image_origin.py
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.. plot:: /home/travis/build/jenshnielsen/matplotlib/doc/mpl_examples/pylab_examples/image_origin.py

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    #!/usr/bin/env python
    """
    You can specify whether images should be plotted with the array origin
    x[0,0] in the upper left or upper right by using the origin parameter.
    You can also control the default be setting image.origin in your
    matplotlibrc file; see http://matplotlib.org/matplotlibrc
    """
    from pylab import *
    
    x = arange(100.0)
    x.shape = (10, 10)
    
    interp = 'bilinear'
    #interp = 'nearest'
    lim = -2, 11, -2, 6
    subplot(211, axisbg='g')
    title('blue should be up')
    imshow(x, origin='upper', interpolation=interp)
    #axis(lim)
    
    subplot(212, axisbg='y')
    title('blue should be down')
    imshow(x, origin='lower', interpolation=interp)
    #axis(lim)
    show()
    

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