plotnine.animation.PlotnineAnimation

class plotnine.animation.PlotnineAnimation(plots: Iterable[Ggplot], interval: int = 200, repeat_delay: int | None = None, repeat: bool = True, blit: bool = False)

Animation using ggplot objects

Parameters:

plotsiterable

ggplot objects that make up the the frames of the animation

intervalnumber, optional

Delay between frames in milliseconds. Defaults to 200.

repeat_delaynumber, optional

If the animation in repeated, adds a delay in milliseconds before repeating the animation. Defaults to None.

repeatbool, optional

Controls whether the animation should repeat when the sequence of frames is completed. Defaults to True.

blitbool, optional

Controls whether blitting is used to optimize drawing. Defaults to False.

Notes

1. The plots should have the same facet and the facet should not have fixed x and y scales.

2. The scales of all the plots should have the same limits. It is a good idea to create a scale (with limits) for each aesthetic and add them to all the plots.

Examples

import pandas as pd
import numpy as np
from plotnine import (
    ggplot,
    aes,
    geom_path,
    theme,
    theme_void,
    lims
)
from plotnine.animation import PlotnineAnimation

# for animation in the notebook
from matplotlib import rc
rc('animation', html='html5')

Spiral Animation

How to create Animations

The PlotnineAnimation methods takes a sequence of plots and animates them. The best way to create the sequence is to use a function that generates plots.

NOTE: When creating the plots make sure all the plots have scales with the same limits for each aesthetic, including the x and y aesthetics.

# Parameters used to control the spiral
n = 100
tightness = 1.3
kmin = 1
kmax = 25
num_frames = 25
theta = np.linspace(-np.pi, np.pi, n)

def plot(k):
    # For every plot we change the theta
    _theta = theta*k

    # Polar Equation of each spiral
    r = tightness*_theta

    df = pd.DataFrame({
        'theta': _theta,
        'r': r,
        'x': r*np.sin(_theta),
        'y': r*np.cos(_theta)
    })

    p = (ggplot(df)
         + geom_path(aes('x', 'y', color='theta'), size=1)
         + lims(
             # All the plots have scales with the same limits
             x=(-130, 130),
             y=(-130, 130),
             color=(-kmax*np.pi, kmax*np.pi)
         )
         + theme_void()
         + theme(
             aspect_ratio=1,
             # Make room on the right for the legend
             subplots_adjust={'right': 0.85}
         )
    )
    return p

# It is better to use a generator instead of a list
plots = (plot(k) for k in np.linspace(kmin, kmax, num_frames))
ani = PlotnineAnimation(plots, interval=100, repeat_delay=500)
# ani.save('/tmp/animation.mp4')
ani

The final image of the spiral

# Gallery Plot

plot(kmax)

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