show_cmaps

show_cmaps(*args, **kwargs)[source]

Generate a table of the registered colormaps or the input colormaps categorized by source. Adapted from this example.

Parameters
  • *args (colormap-spec, optional) – Colormap names or objects.

  • N (int, optional) – The number of levels in each colorbar. Default is rc[‘image.lut’] = 256.

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

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

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

Returns

Figure – The figure.