NOTE: I recommend using Plots.jl as the plotting interface for Qwt.
Plotting using PyQt/PyQwt and a clean interface for 2D scenes using QCanvas. Add to PyQt GUIs and compose many widgets together for complex visualizations.
- Install python and PyQt4
- Install PyQwt. If you can't find a bundled package through brew, yum, apt-get, etc:
- Download tar from: http://sourceforge.net/projects/pyqwt/files/pyqwt5/
- cd <download_location>
- tar -zxvf PyQwt-5.2.0.tar.gz
- cd PyQwt-5.2.1/configure
- python configure.py -Q ../qwt-5.2
- make
- sudo make install
Tip: On OS X, brew install pyqt and brew install pyqwt might be all you need.
- Click and drag with the left mouse button to select a rectangle to zoom into
- To undo 1 zoom, hold ALT and click the right mouse button
- To redo 1 zoom, hold SHIFT and click the right mouse button
- To reset the zoom stack, click the middle mouse button
- Click and drag with the right mouse button
- Click on legend labels to hide/show individual series
using Qwt
# simple 2D line plot
plot(1:10)
# these are equivalent
x = randn(100) * 5
y = sin(x)
plot(x, y, linetype=:dots)
scatter(x, y)
# create a heatmap (and optionally fine-tune coloring)
# heatmap_n is the number of bins on each axis
# heatmap_c is the cutoff points of the color range
heatmap(randn(10000), randn(10000); heatmap_n = 20, heatmap_c = (0.05, 0.3))
# pass in vectors or matrices, and it should slice it up properly
Y = rand(100,9) # matrix with series in columns
subplot(Y) # creates a 3x3 grid of subplots, (one per column)
subplot(rand(100), Y, linetype=:dots) # same, but has shared x-data
plot(Y) # plots 5 lines on the same axis (one per column)
# use both axes
plot(Y[:,1:2], axiss=[:left, :right], colors=[:blue, :green])
# you could also add it after the fact
y1, y2 = Y[:,1], Y[:,2]
plt = plot(y1, color = :blue)
oplot(plt, y2, axis = :right, color = :green)
# there are lots of things to adjust
plot(y1, axis = :right,
color = :red,
label = "my line",
width = 5,
linetype = :step,
linestyle = :dashdot,
marker = :ellipse,
markercolor = :cyan,
markersize = 20,
title = "my title",
xlabel = "my x label",
ylabel = "my y label"
yrightlabel = "my right axis y label",
reg = true # adds a regression line for each series
)
# and anything can be pluralized by adding an "s" to the end and passing a vector
plot(Y[:,1:2], colors = [:red, :blue])
# add to a plot in real time
plt = plot([0],[0])
for x in 0:0.1:100
push!(plt, 1, x, sin(x))
refresh(plt)
sleep(0.01)
end
# save a png
savepng(plt, "/tmp/png/plot0001.png")
# save an animated gif (requires ffmpeg... saves to $dir/out.gif)
empty!(plt)
a = animation(plt, "/tmp/png")
for x in 0:0.1:5
push!(plt, 1, x, sin(x))
refresh(plt)
saveframe(a)
end
makegif(a)