Configurator

class Configurator(local=True, user=True, default=True, **kwargs)

Bases: collections.abc.MutableMapping, dict

A dictionary-like class for managing matplotlib settings stored in rc_matplotlib and proplot settings stored in rc_proplot. This class is instantiated as the rc object on import. See the user guide for details.

Parameters

• local (bool, optional) – Whether to load settings from the local_files file. Default is True.

• user (bool, optional) – Whether to load settings from the user_file file. Default is True.

• default (bool, optional) – Whether to reload built-in default proplot settings. Default is True.

Attributes Summary

changed

A dictionary of settings that have been changed from the proplot defaults.

Methods Summary

__getattr__(attr)	Return an rc_matplotlib or rc_proplot setting.
__getitem__(key)	Return an rc_matplotlib or rc_proplot setting.
__setattr__(attr, value)	Modify an rc_matplotlib or rc_proplot setting.
__setitem__(key, value)	Modify an rc_matplotlib or rc_proplot setting.
category(cat, *[, trimcat, context])	Return a dictionary of settings beginning with the substring cat + '.'.
context(*args[, mode, file])	Temporarily modify the rc settings in a "with as" block.
fill(props, *[, context])	Return a dictionary filled with settings whose names match the string values in the input dictionary.
find(key, *[, context])	Return a single setting.
load(path)	Load settings from the specified file.
local_files()	Return locations of local proplotrc files in this directory and in parent directories.
reset([local, user, default])	Reset the configurator to its initial state.
save([path, user, comment, backup, description])	Save the current settings to a proplotrc file.
update(*args, **kwargs)	Update several settings at once.
user_file()	Return location of the default proplotrc file.
user_folder([subfolder])	Return location of the default proplot folder.