matplotlibrc

## Greg Dobler
## CUSP Applied Data Science 2014
## Example matplotlibrc file (which should be located in the .matplotlib/ 
## folder in your home directory)


# -------- set the display backend
backend : MacOSX


# -------- set the default color map to gray
# -------- don't interpolate when displaying images
image.cmap          : gist_gray
image.interpolation : nearest # set image display interpolation


# -------- rectangular figures by default
# -------- white canvas background
# -------- set the location of axes on the canvas
figure.figsize        : 10,5
figure.facecolor      : w
figure.subplot.bottom : 0.125
figure.subplot.left   : 0.1


# -------- set default color cycle for plotting lines
# -------- turn on the grid by default
# -------- set the axis background color to gray
# -------- put axis lines (e.g., grid lines) behind plotted lines
# -------- turn off bounding axis lines
axes.color_cycle : E24A33, 8EBA42, 348ABD, 988ED5, 777777, FBC15E, FFB5B8
axes.grid        : True
axes.facecolor   : EEEEEE
axes.axisbelow   : True
axes.linewidth   : 0


# -------- make grid white dashed lines with thickness 1.5
grid.color : white
grid.linewidth : 1.5
grid.linestyle : -


# -------- point the ticks outwards
xtick.direction : out
ytick.direction : out


# -------- make the default line width when plotting twice as thick
lines.linewidth : 2