Resize a figure automatically in matplotlib

Question

Is there a way to automatically resize a figure to properly fit contained plots in a matplotlib/pylab image?

I\'m creating heatmap (sub)plots that differ in aspect rat

Answer 1

Do you mean changing the size of the image or the area that is visable within a plot?

The size of a figure can be set with Figure.set_figsize_inches. Also the SciPy Cookbook has an entry on changing image size which contains a section about multiple images per figure.

Also take a look at this question.