show_cmaps

show_cmaps(*args, N=256, length=4.0, width=0.2, unknown='User')[source]

Visualizes all registered colormaps, or the list of colormap names if positional arguments are passed. Adapted from this example.

Parameters
  • *args (colormap-spec, optional) – Positional arguments are colormap names or objects. Default is all of the registered colormaps.

  • N (int, optional) – The number of levels in each colorbar.

  • length (float or str, optional) – The length of each colorbar. Units are interpreted by units.

  • width (float or str, optional) – The width of each colorbar. Units are interpreted by units.

  • unknown (str, optional) – Category name for colormaps that are unknown to ProPlot. The default is 'User'.

Returns

Figure – The figure instance.