matplotlib Basemap plotting lat/long coordinates incorrectly

Question

I am trying to learn matplotlib and the mapping function Basemap, and am trying to plot a simple list of lat/long coordinates on a map. However, the Basemap coordinate conversio

Answer 1

From the basemap documentation

Calling a Basemap class instance with the arguments lon, lat will convert lon/lat (in degrees) to x/y map projection coordinates (in meters). If optional keyword inverse is True (default is False), the inverse transformation from x/y to lon/lat is performed.

Instead of x,y = m(lat, long) you hence need

x,y = m(long, lat)