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Matplotlib - User changes amount of subplots

In my code the user should be able to change the amount of subplots in the figure. So first there are two subplots:

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I use following code:

ax1 = figure.add_sublots(2,1,1)
ax2 = figure.add_sublots(2,1,2)

If the plus button is pressed one subplot shall be added:

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How should I do this? Is there a command like

ax1.change_subplot(3,1,1)
ax2.change_subplot(3,1,2)
ax3 = figure.add_sublots(3,1,3)

or do I have to delete all subplots and redraw them (which I would like to avoid)?

Solution

  • The command I was looking for is:

    ax1.change_geometry(3,1,1)

    With this command it is possible to rearrange the sublots. I found this solution here: Dynamically add subplots in matplotlib with more than one column