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#!/usr/bin/env python
"""
pcolormesh uses a QuadMesh, a faster generalization of pcolor, but
with some restrictions.
This demo illustrates a bug in quadmesh with masked data.
"""
import numpy as np
from matplotlib.pyplot import figure, show, savefig
from matplotlib import cm, colors
from numpy import ma
n = 12
x = np.linspace(-1.5, 1.5, n)
y = np.linspace(-1.5, 1.5, n*2)
X, Y = np.meshgrid(x, y)
Qx = np.cos(Y) - np.cos(X)
Qz = np.sin(Y) + np.sin(X)
Qx = (Qx + 1.1)
Z = np.sqrt(X**2 + Y**2)/5
Z = (Z - Z.min()) / (Z.max() - Z.min())
# The color array can include masked values:
Zm = ma.masked_where(np.fabs(Qz) < 0.5*np.amax(Qz), Z)
fig = figure()
ax = fig.add_subplot(121)
ax.set_axis_bgcolor("#bdb76b")
ax.pcolormesh(Qx, Qz, Z, shading='gouraud')
ax.set_title('Without masked values')
ax = fig.add_subplot(122)
ax.set_axis_bgcolor("#bdb76b")
# You can control the color of the masked region:
#cmap = cm.jet
#cmap.set_bad('r', 1.0)
#ax.pcolormesh(Qx,Qz,Zm, cmap=cmap)
# Or use the default, which is transparent:
col = ax.pcolormesh(Qx, Qz, Zm, shading='gouraud')
ax.set_title('With masked values')
show()
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