matplotlib.animation.PillowWriter#

classmatplotlib.animation.PillowWriter(fps=5,metadata=None,codec=None,bitrate=None)[source]#

__init__(fps=5,metadata=None,codec=None,bitrate=None)[source]#

Methods

__init__([fps, metadata, codec, bitrate])
finish()	Finish any processing for writing the movie.
grab_frame(**savefig_kwargs)	Grab the image information from the figure and save as a movie frame.
isAvailable()
saving(fig, outfile, dpi, *args, **kwargs)	Context manager to facilitate writing the movie file.
setup(fig, outfile[, dpi])	Setup for writing the movie file.

Attributes

frame_size

A tuple(width,height) in pixels of a movie frame.

finish()[source]#

Finish any processing for writing the movie.

grab_frame(**savefig_kwargs)[source]#

Grab the image information from the figure and save as a movie frame.

All keyword arguments insavefig_kwargs are passed on to thesavefig call that saves the figure. However, severalkeyword arguments that are supported bysavefig may not bepassed as they are controlled by the MovieWriter:

• dpi,bbox_inches: These may not be passed because each frame of the

  animation much be exactly the same size in pixels.

• format: This is controlled by the MovieWriter.

classmethodisAvailable()[source]#

setup(fig,outfile,dpi=None)[source]#

Setup for writing the movie file.

Parameters:

figFigure

The figure object that contains the information for frames.

outfilestr

The filename of the resulting movie file.

dpifloat, default:fig.dpi

The DPI (or resolution) for the file. This controls the sizein pixels of the resulting movie file.