matplotlib.pyplot.gca

matplotlib.pyplot.gca(**kwargs)

Get the current Axes instance on the current figure matching the given keyword args, or create one.

See also

matplotlib.figure.Figure.gca

The figure’s gca method.

Examples

To get the current polar axes on the current figure:

plt.gca(projection='polar')

If the current axes doesn’t exist, or isn’t a polar one, the appropriate axes will be created and then returned.

Examples using matplotlib.pyplot.gca

Custom scale

Pyplot Scales

Multiple Figs Demo

Tricontour Smooth User

Contour Demo

Contour Image

Triplot Demo

Tricontour Demo

Tripcolor Demo

Tricontour Smooth Delaunay

Usetex Fonteffects

Text Rotation Relative To Line

Rainbow text

Precise text layout

Usetex Demo

Mathtext Examples

Arrow Demo

Simple Anchored Artists

Trifinder Event Demo

Interactive functions

Set And Get

Manual Contour

Anchored Artists

Symlog Demo

Hinton diagrams

Anscombe’s Quartet

Pyplot tutorial

Legend guide

Tight Layout guide