Again about non-ASCII characters in matplotlib
04.08.2009 08:07 · Notes · matplotlib, python, tips
A bit more about Cyrillic and other non-ASCII characters in matplotlib. I decided to create a more comprehensive example to show how to output Cyrillic (or any other non-ASCII) characters in different parts of the plot. Actually, there is nothing complex here; you just need to find the time and read the manual, which is quite good, by the way. But as not everyone likes to read manuals… Anyway, here is the code:
#!/usr/bin/env python
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
from pylab import *
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import matplotlib.font_manager as fm
plt.rcParams["text.usetex"] = False
fp = fm.FontProperties(fname="/home/alex/devel/mpl_cyr/CharisSILR.ttf")
plt.text(0.5, 0.5, u"довільний текст", fontproperties=fp)
# create some data to use for the plot
x = arange(0.0, 3.0, 0.01)
y1 = sin(2 * pi * x)
y2 = cos(2 * pi * x)
# the main axes is subplot(111) by default
plot(x, y1, label=u"Синусоїда")
plot(x, y2, label=u"Косинусоїда")
xlabel(u"Підпис вісі X", fontproperties=fp)
ylabel(u"Підпис вісі Y", fontproperties=fp)
title(u"Назва графіка", fontproperties=fp)
legend(prop=fp)
show()