matplotlib.pyplot.rc_context #

matplotlib.pyplot.rc_context(rc=None,fname=None)[source]#

Return a context manager for temporarily changing rcParams.

ThercParams["backend"] will not be reset by the context manager.

rcParams changed both through the context manager invocation andin the body of the context will be reset on context exit.

Parameters:

rcdict: The rcParams to temporarily set.
fnamestr or path-like: A file with Matplotlib rc settings. If bothfname andrc are given,settings fromrc take precedence.

See also

Notes

Note

Examples

Passing explicit values via a dict:

withmpl.rc_context({'interactive':False}):fig,ax=plt.subplots()ax.plot(range(3),range(3))fig.savefig('example.png')plt.close(fig)

Loading settings from a file:

withmpl.rc_context(fname='print.rc'):plt.plot(x,y)# uses 'print.rc'

Setting in the context body:

withmpl.rc_context():# will be resetmpl.rcParams['lines.linewidth']=5plt.plot(x,y)

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