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author | Jovina | 2011-05-19 14:00:45 +0530 |
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committer | Jovina | 2011-05-19 14:00:45 +0530 |
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diff --git a/saving_plots/script.rst b/saving_plots/script.rst index ca8382a..a6a371d 100644 --- a/saving_plots/script.rst +++ b/saving_plots/script.rst @@ -47,11 +47,22 @@ At the end of this tutorial, you will be able to, .. R3 +Before beginning this tutorial,we would suggest you to complete the +tutorial on "Using plot interactively". + Start your IPython interpreter with the command ipython -pylab +<Pause> + +As you know, it will start your IPython interpreter with the required +python modules for plotting and saving your plots. .. L3 +{{{ Show slide with pre-requisite }}} + +{{{ Shift to terminal and start ipython -pylab }}} + :: ipython -pylab @@ -62,9 +73,6 @@ ipython -pylab .. R4 -As you know, it will start your IPython interpreter with the required -python modules for plotting and saving your plots. - To start with, let us plot a sine wave from minus 3 pi to 3 pi. Let us start by calculating the required points for the plot. It can be done using linspace as, @@ -100,8 +108,8 @@ reports. .. R7 -For saving the plot, we will use ``savefig()`` function.For this we shall keep the -plot window open alongside the terminal. The statement is, +For saving the plot, we will use ``savefig()`` function.For this we shall +keep the plot window open alongside the terminal. The statement is, .. L8 @@ -136,9 +144,9 @@ want to save the file. Here we have used an extension ``.png`` which means we want to save the image as a PNG file. -Now let us locate the file ``sine.png`` which we had saved a while ago.We have saved the file to -``/home/fossee`` so let us navigate to ``/home/fossee`` using the -file browser. +Now let us locate the file ``sine.png`` which we had saved a while ago. +We have saved the file to ``/home/fossee`` so let us navigate to +``/home/fossee`` using thefile browser. .. L11 @@ -171,7 +179,10 @@ support transparency etc. .. R13 -Save the sine plot in the EPS format which can be embedded in LaTeX documents. +Pause the video here, try out the following exercise and resume the video. + +Save the sine plot in the EPS format which can be embedded in +LaTeX documents. .. L14 @@ -217,7 +228,9 @@ Yes! the new file ``sine.eps`` is here. .. R18 -Now you may try saving the same in pdf, ps, svg formats. +Pause the video here, try out the following exercise and resume the video. + +Save the sine plot in PDF, PS and SVG formats. .. L19 @@ -225,17 +238,15 @@ Now you may try saving the same in pdf, ps, svg formats. .. R19 -This brings us to the end of this tutorial, -let's revise quickly what we have learnt today +This brings us to the end of this tutorial.In this tutorial,we have learnt to, - 1. to save plots using the ``savefig()`` function. - #. to save the plots in different formats like + 1. Save plots using the ``savefig()`` function. + #. Save the plots in different formats like - pdf - ps - png - svg - eps - #. to locate files in the file system. .. R20 @@ -263,7 +274,7 @@ Here are some self assessment questions for you to solve .. L21 -(solution of self assessment questions on slide) +{{{solution of self assessment questions on slide}}} .. R21 |