SF.net SVN: matplotlib:[6055] trunk/matplotlib

Revision: 6055
          http://matplotlib.svn.sourceforge.net/matplotlib/?rev=6055&view=rev
Author:   mmetz_bn
Date:     2008-08-28 13:50:39 +0000 (Thu, 28 Aug 2008)

Log Message:
-----------
support for multi-hist with different length

Modified Paths:
--------------
    trunk/matplotlib/CHANGELOG
    trunk/matplotlib/examples/pylab_examples/histogram_demo_extended.py
    trunk/matplotlib/lib/matplotlib/axes.py

Modified: trunk/matplotlib/CHANGELOG
===================================================================
--- trunk/matplotlib/CHANGELOG	2008-08-28 13:12:46 UTC (rev 6054)
+++ trunk/matplotlib/CHANGELOG	2008-08-28 13:50:39 UTC (rev 6055)
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+2008-08-28 Added support for multiple histograms with data of
+           different length - MM
+
 2008-08-28 Fix step plots with log scale - MGD
 
 2008-08-28 Fix masked arrays with markers in non-Agg backends - MGD

Modified: trunk/matplotlib/examples/pylab_examples/histogram_demo_extended.py
===================================================================
--- trunk/matplotlib/examples/pylab_examples/histogram_demo_extended.py	2008-08-28 13:12:46 UTC (rev 6054)
+++ trunk/matplotlib/examples/pylab_examples/histogram_demo_extended.py	2008-08-28 13:50:39 UTC (rev 6055)
@@ -78,5 +78,16 @@
 
 n, bins, patches = P.hist(x, 10, normed=1, histtype='barstacked')
 
+#
+# finally: make a multiple-histogram of data-sets with different length
+#
+x0 = mu + sigma*P.randn(10000)
+x1 = mu + sigma*P.randn(7000)
+x2 = mu + sigma*P.randn(3000)
 
+P.figure()
+
+n, bins, patches = P.hist( [x0,x1,x2], 10, histtype='bar')
+
+
 P.show()
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Modified: trunk/matplotlib/lib/matplotlib/axes.py
===================================================================
--- trunk/matplotlib/lib/matplotlib/axes.py	2008-08-28 13:12:46 UTC (rev 6054)
+++ trunk/matplotlib/lib/matplotlib/axes.py	2008-08-28 13:50:39 UTC (rev 6055)
@@ -6157,7 +6157,7 @@
               - 'step' generates a lineplot that is by default
                 unfilled
 
-              - 'stepfilled' generates a lineplot that this by default
+              - 'stepfilled' generates a lineplot that is by default
                 filled.
 
           *align*: ['left' | 'mid' | 'right' ]
@@ -6209,26 +6209,27 @@
             raise DeprecationWarning(
                 'hist now uses the rwidth to give relative width and not absolute width')
 
-        # todo: make hist() work with list of arrays with different lengths
-        x = np.asarray(x).copy()
-        if len(x.shape)==2 and min(x.shape)==1:
-            x.shape = max(x.shape),
+        try:
+            x = np.transpose(np.asarray(x).copy())
+            if len(x.shape)==1:
+                x.shape = (1,x.shape[0])
+            elif len(x.shape)==2 and x.shape[1]<x.shape[0]:
+                warnings.warn('2D hist should be nsamples x nvariables; this looks transposed')
+        except ValueError:
+            # multiple hist with data of different length 
+            if iterable(x[0]) and not is_string_like(x[0]):
+                tx = []
+                for i in xrange(len(x)):
+                    tx.append( np.asarray(x[i]).copy() )
+                x = tx
 
-        if len(x.shape)==2 and x.shape[0]<x.shape[1]:
-            warnings.warn('2D hist should be nsamples x nvariables; this looks transposed')
-
-        if len(x.shape)==2:
-            n = []
-            for i in xrange(x.shape[1]):
-                # this will automatically overwrite bins,
-                # so that each histogram uses the same bins
-                m, bins = np.histogram(x[:,i], bins, range=range,
-                    normed=bool(normed), new=True)
-                n.append(m)
-        else:
-            n, bins = np.histogram(x, bins, range=range,
+        n = []
+        for i in xrange(len(x)):
+            # this will automatically overwrite bins,
+            # so that each histogram uses the same bins
+            m, bins = np.histogram(x[i], bins, range=range,
                 normed=bool(normed), new=True)
-            n = [n,]
+            n.append(m)
 
         if cumulative:
             slc = slice(None)


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