getdist.plots

This module is used for making plots from samples. The get_single_plotter() and get_subplot_plotter() functions are used to make a plotter instance, which is then used to make and export plots.

Many plotter functions take a roots argument, which is either a root name for some chain files, or an in-memory MCSamples instance. You can also make comparison plots by giving a list of either of these.

Parameter are referenced simply by name (as specified in the .paramnames file when loading from file, or set in the MCSamples instance). For functions that takes lists of parameters, these can be just lists of names. You can also use glob patterns to match specific subsets of parameters (e.g. x* to match all parameters with names starting with x).

get_single_plotter

Get a GetDistPlotter for making a single plot of fixed width.

get_subplot_plotter

Get a GetDistPlotter for making an array of subplots.

GetDistPlotter

Main class for making plots from one or more sets of samples.

GetDistPlotSettings

Settings class (colors, sizes, font, styles etc.)

exception getdist.plots.GetDistPlotError[source]

An exception that is raised when there is an error plotting

class getdist.plots.GetDistPlotSettings(subplot_size_inch: float = 2, fig_width_inch: float | None = None)[source]

Settings class (colors, sizes, font, styles etc.)

Variables:
  • alpha_factor_contour_lines – alpha factor for adding contour lines between filled contours

  • alpha_filled_add – alpha for adding filled contours to a plot

  • axes_fontsize – Size for axis font at reference axis size

  • axes_labelsize – Size for axis label font at reference axis size

  • axis_marker_color – The color for a marker

  • axis_marker_ls – The line style for a marker

  • axis_marker_lw – The line width for a marker

  • axis_tick_powerlimits – exponents at which to use scientific notation for axis tick labels

  • axis_tick_max_labels – maximum number of tick labels per axis

  • axis_tick_step_groups – steps to try for axis ticks, in grouped in order of preference

  • axis_tick_x_rotation – The rotation for the x tick label in degrees

  • axis_tick_y_rotation – The rotation for the y tick label in degrees

  • colorbar_axes_fontsize – size for tick labels on colorbar (None for default to match axes font size)

  • colorbar_label_pad – padding for the colorbar label

  • colorbar_label_rotation – angle to rotate colorbar label (set to zero if -90 default gives layout problem)

  • colorbar_tick_rotation – angle to rotate colorbar tick labels

  • colormap – a Matplotlib color map for shading

  • colormap_scatter – a Matplotlib color map for 3D scatter plots

  • constrained_layout – use matplotlib’s constrained-layout to fit plots within the figure and avoid overlaps.

  • fig_width_inch – The width of the figure in inches

  • figure_legend_frame – draw box around figure legend

  • figure_legend_loc – The location for the figure legend

  • figure_legend_ncol – number of columns for figure legend (set to zero to use defaults)

  • fontsize – font size for text (and ultimate fallback when others not set)

  • legend_colored_text – use colored text for legend labels rather than separate color blocks

  • legend_fontsize – The font size for the legend (defaults to fontsize)

  • legend_frac_subplot_margin – fraction of subplot size to use for spacing figure legend above plots

  • legend_frame – draw box around legend

  • legend_loc – The location for the legend

  • legend_rect_border – whether to have black border around solid color boxes in legends

  • line_dash_styles – dict mapping line styles to detailed dash styles, default: {’–’: (3, 2), ‘-.’: (4, 1, 1, 1)}

  • line_labels – True if you want to automatically add legends when adding more than one line to subplots

  • line_styles – list of default line styles/colors ([‘-k’, ‘-r’, ‘–C0’, …]) or name of a standard colormap (e.g. tab10), or a list of tuples of line styles and colors for each line

  • linewidth – relative linewidth (at reference size)

  • linewidth_contour – linewidth for lines in filled contours

  • linewidth_meanlikes – linewidth for mean likelihood lines

  • no_triangle_axis_labels – whether subplots in triangle plots should show axis labels if not at the edge

  • norm_1d_density – whether to normolize 1D densities (otherwise normalized to unit peak value)

  • norm_prob_label – label for the y axis in normalized 1D density plots

  • num_plot_contours – number of contours to plot in 2D plots (up to number of contours in analysis settings)

  • num_shades – number of distinct colors to use for shading shaded 2D plots

  • param_names_for_labels – file name of .paramnames file to use for overriding parameter labels for plotting

  • plot_args – dict, or list of dicts, giving settings like color, ls, alpha, etc. to apply for a plot or each line added

  • plot_meanlikes – include mean likelihood lines in 1D plots

  • prob_label – label for the y axis in unnormalized 1D density plots

  • prob_y_ticks – show ticks on y axis for 1D density plots

  • progress – write out some status

  • scaling – True to scale down fonts and lines for smaller subplots; False to use fixed sizes.

  • scaling_max_axis_size – font sizes will only be scaled for subplot widths (in inches) smaller than this.

  • scaling_factor – factor by which to multiply the difference of the axis size to the reference size when scaling font sizes

  • scaling_reference_size – axis width (in inches) at which font sizes are specified.

  • direct_scaling – True to directly scale the font size with the axis size for small axes (can be very small)

  • scatter_size – size of points in “3D” scatter plots

  • shade_level_scale – shading contour colors are put at [0:1:spacing]**shade_level_scale

  • shade_meanlikes – 2D shading uses mean likelihoods rather than marginalized density

  • solid_colors – List of default colors for filled 2D plots or the name of a colormap (e.g. tab10). If a list, each element is either a color, or a tuple of values for different contour levels.

  • solid_contour_palefactor – factor by which to make 2D outer filled contours paler when only specifying one contour color

  • subplot_size_ratio – ratio of width and height of subplots

  • tight_layout – use tight_layout to layout, avoid overlaps and remove white space; if it doesn’t work try constrained_layout. If true it is applied when calling finish_plot() (which is called automatically by plots_xd(), triangle_plot and rectangle_plot).

  • title_limit – show parameter limits over 1D plots, 1 for first limit (68% default), 2 second, etc.

  • title_limit_labels – whether or not to include parameter label when adding limits above 1D plots

  • title_limit_fontsize – font size to use for limits in plot titles (defaults to axes_labelsize)

If fig_width_inch set, fixed setting for fixed total figure size in inches. Otherwise, use subplot_size_inch to determine default font sizes etc., and figure will then be as wide as necessary to show all subplots at specified size.

Parameters:
  • subplot_size_inch – Determines the size of subplots, and hence default font sizes

  • fig_width_inch – The width of the figure in inches, If set, forces fixed total size.

rc_sizes(axes_fontsize=None, lab_fontsize=None, legend_fontsize=None)[source]

Sets the font sizes by default from matplotlib.rcParams defaults

Parameters:
  • axes_fontsize – The font size for the plot axes tick labels (default: xtick.labelsize).

  • lab_fontsize – The font size for the plot’s axis labels (default: axes.labelsize)

  • legend_fontsize – The font size for the plot’s legend (default: legend.fontsize)

set_with_subplot_size(size_inch=3.5, size_mm=None, size_ratio=None)[source]

Sets the subplot’s size, either in inches or in millimeters. If both are set, uses millimeters.

Parameters:
  • size_inch – The size to set in inches; is ignored if size_mm is set.

  • size_mm – None if not used, otherwise the size in millimeters we want to set for the subplot.

  • size_ratio – ratio of height to width of subplots

class getdist.plots.GetDistPlotter(chain_dir: str | Iterable[str] | None = None, settings: GetDistPlotSettings | None = None, analysis_settings: str | dict | IniFile = None, auto_close=False)[source]

Main class for making plots from one or more sets of samples.

Variables:
  • settings – a GetDistPlotSettings instance with settings

  • subplots – a 2D array of Axes for subplots

  • sample_analyser – a MCSampleAnalysis instance for getting MCSamples and derived data from a given root name tag (e.g. sample_analyser.samples_for_root(‘rootname’))

Parameters:
  • chain_dir – Set this to a directory or grid directory hierarchy to search for chains (can also be a list of such, searched in order)

  • analysis_settings – The settings to be used by MCSampleAnalysis when analysing samples

  • auto_close – whether to automatically close the figure whenever a new plot made or this instance released

add_1d(root, param, plotno=0, normalized=None, ax=None, title_limit=None, **kwargs)[source]

Low-level function to add a 1D marginalized density line to a plot

Parameters:
  • root – The root name of the samples

  • param – The parameter name

  • plotno – The index of the line being added to the plot

  • normalized – True if areas under the curves should match, False if normalized to unit maximum. Default from settings.norm_1d_density.

  • ax – optional Axes instance (or y,x subplot coordinate) to add to (defaults to current plot or the first/main plot if none)

  • title_limit – if not None, a maginalized limit (1,2..) to print as the title of the plot

  • kwargs – arguments for plot()

Returns:

min, max for the plotted density

add_2d_contours(root, param1=None, param2=None, plotno=0, of=None, cols=None, contour_levels=None, add_legend_proxy=True, param_pair=None, density=None, alpha=None, ax=None, **kwargs)[source]

Low-level function to add 2D contours to plot for samples with given root name and parameters

Parameters:
  • root – The root name of samples to use or a MixtureND gaussian mixture

  • param1 – x parameter

  • param2 – y parameter

  • plotno – The index of the contour lines being added

  • of – the total number of contours being added (this is line plotno of of)

  • cols – optional list of colors to use for contours, by default uses default for this plotno

  • contour_levels – levels at which to plot the contours, by default given by contours array in the analysis settings

  • add_legend_proxy – True to add a proxy to the legend of this plot.

  • param_pair – an [x,y] parameter name pair if you prefer to provide this rather than param1 and param2

  • density – optional Density2D to plot rather than that computed automatically from the samples

  • alpha – alpha for the contours added

  • ax – optional Axes instance (or y,x subplot coordinate) to add to (defaults to current plot or the first/main plot if none)

  • kwargs

    optional keyword arguments:

    • filled: True to make filled contours

    • color: top color to automatically make paling contour colours for a filled plot

    • kwargs for contour() and contourf()

Returns:

bounds (from bounds()) for the 2D density plotted

add_2d_covariance(means, cov, xvals=None, yvals=None, def_width=4.0, samples_per_std=50.0, **kwargs)[source]

Plot 2D Gaussian ellipse. By default, plots contours for 1 and 2 sigma. Specify contour_levels argument to plot other contours (for density normalized to peak at unity).

Parameters:
  • means – array of y

  • cov – the 2x2 covariance

  • xvals – optional array of x values to evaluate at

  • yvals – optional array of y values to evaluate at

  • def_width – if evaluation array not specified, width to use in units of standard deviation

  • samples_per_std – if evaluation array not specified, number of grid points per standard deviation

  • kwargs – keyword arguments for add_2D_contours()

add_2d_density_contours(density, **kwargs)[source]

Low-level function to add 2D contours to a plot using provided density

Parameters:
Returns:

bounds (from bounds()) of density

add_2d_scatter(root, x, y, color='k', alpha=1, extra_thin=1, scatter_size=None, ax=None)[source]

Low-level function to add a 2D sample scatter plot to the current axes (or ax if specified).

Parameters:
  • root – The root name of the samples to use

  • x – name of x parameter

  • y – name of y parameter

  • color – color to plot the samples

  • alpha – The alpha to use.

  • extra_thin – thin the weight one samples by this additional factor before plotting

  • scatter_size – point size (default: settings.scatter_size)

  • ax – optional Axes instance (or y,x subplot coordinate) to add to (defaults to current plot or the first/main plot if none)

Returns:

(xmin, xmax), (ymin, ymax) bounds for the axes.

add_2d_shading(root, param1, param2, colormap=None, density=None, ax=None, **kwargs)[source]

Low-level function to add 2D density shading to the given plot.

Parameters:
  • root – The root name of samples to use

  • param1 – x parameter

  • param2 – y parameter

  • colormap – color map, default to settings.colormap (see GetDistPlotSettings)

  • density – optional user-provided Density2D to plot rather than the auto-generated density from the samples

  • ax – optional Axes instance (or y,x subplot coordinate) to add to (defaults to current plot or the first/main plot if none)

  • kwargs – keyword arguments for contourf()

add_3d_scatter(root, params, color_bar=True, alpha=1, extra_thin=1, scatter_size=None, ax=None, alpha_samples=False, **kwargs)[source]

Low-level function to add a 3D scatter plot to the current axes (or ax if specified). Here 3D means a 2D plot, with samples colored by a third parameter.

Parameters:
  • root – The root name of the samples to use

  • params – list of parameters to plot

  • color_bar – True to add a colorbar for the plotted scatter color

  • alpha – The alpha to use.

  • extra_thin – thin the weight one samples by this additional factor before plotting

  • scatter_size – point size (default: settings.scatter_size)

  • alpha_samples – use all samples, giving each point alpha corresponding to relative weight

  • ax – optional Axes instance (or y,x subplot coordinate) to add to (defaults to current plot or the first/main plot if none)

  • kwargs – arguments for add_colorbar()

Returns:

(xmin, xmax), (ymin, ymax) bounds for the axes.

add_bands(x, y, errors, color='gray', nbands=2, alphas=(0.25, 0.15, 0.1), lw=0.2, lw_center=None, linecolor='k', ax=None)[source]

Add a constraint band as a function of x showing e.g. a 1 and 2 sigma range.

Parameters:
  • x – array of x values

  • y – array of central values for the band as function of x

  • errors – array of errors as a function of x

  • color – a fill color

  • nbands – number of bands to plot. If errors are 1 sigma, using nbands=2 will plot 1 and 2 sigma.

  • alphas – tuple of alpha factors to use for each error band

  • lw – linewidth for the edges of the bands

  • lw_center – linewidth for the central mean line (zero or None not to have one, the default)

  • linecolor – a line color for central line

  • ax – optional Axes instance (or y,x subplot coordinate) to add to (defaults to current plot or the first/main plot if none)

add_colorbar(param, orientation='vertical', mappable=None, ax=None, colorbar_args: Mapping = mappingproxy({}), **ax_args)[source]

Adds a color bar to the given plot.

Parameters:
  • param – a ParamInfo with label for the parameter the color bar is describing

  • orientation – The orientation of the color bar (default: ‘vertical’)

  • mappable – the thing to color, defaults to current scatter

  • ax – optional Axes instance to add to (defaults to current plot)

  • colorbar_args – optional arguments for colorbar()

  • ax_args

    extra arguments -

    color_label_in_axes - if True, label is not added (insert as text label in plot instead)

Returns:

The new Colorbar instance

add_colorbar_label(cb, param, label_rotation=None)[source]

Adds a color bar label.

Parameters:
  • cb – a Colorbar instance

  • param – a ParamInfo with label for the plotted parameter

  • label_rotation – If set rotates the label (degrees)

add_legend(legend_labels, legend_loc=None, line_offset=0, legend_ncol=None, colored_text=None, figure=False, ax=None, label_order=None, align_right=False, fontsize=None, figure_legend_outside=True, **kwargs)[source]

Add a legend to the axes or figure.

Parameters:
  • legend_labels – The labels

  • legend_loc – The legend location, default from settings

  • line_offset – The offset of plotted lines to label (e.g. 1 to not label first line)

  • legend_ncol – The number of columns in the legend, defaults to 1

  • colored_text

    • True: legend labels are colored to match the lines/contours

    • False: colored lines/boxes are drawn before black labels

  • figure – True if legend is for the figure rather than the selected axes

  • ax – if figure == False, the Axes instance to use; defaults to current axes.

  • label_order – minus one to show legends in reverse order that lines were added, or a list giving specific order of line indices

  • align_right – True to align legend text at the right

  • fontsize – The size of the font, default from settings

  • figure_legend_outside – whether figure legend is outside or inside the subplots box

  • kwargs – optional extra arguments for legend function

Returns:

a matplotlib.legend.Legend instance

add_line(xdata, ydata, zorder=0, color=None, ls=None, ax=None, **kwargs)[source]

Adds a line to the given axes, using Line2D

Parameters:
  • xdata – a pair of x coordinates

  • ydata – a pair of y coordinates

  • zorder – Z-order for Line2D

  • color – The color of the line, uses settings.axis_marker_color by default

  • ls – The line style to be used, uses settings.axis_marker_ls by default

  • ax – optional Axes instance (or y,x subplot coordinate) to add to (defaults to current plot or the first/main plot if none)

  • kwargs – Additional arguments for Line2D

add_param_markers(param_value_dict: Dict[str, Iterable[float] | float], *, color=None, ls=None, lw=None)[source]

Adds vertical and horizontal lines on all subplots marking some parameter values.

Parameters:
  • param_value_dict – dictionary of parameter names and values to mark (number or list)

  • color – optional color of the marker

  • ls – optional line style of the marker

  • lw – optional line width.

add_text(text_label, x=0.95, y=0.06, ax=None, **kwargs)[source]

Add text to given axis.

Parameters:
  • text_label – The label to add.

  • x – The x coordinate of where to add the label

  • y – The y coordinate of where to add the label.

  • ax – optional Axes instance (or y,x subplot coordinate) to add to (defaults to current plot or the first/main plot if none)

  • kwargs – keyword arguments for text()

add_text_left(text_label, x=0.05, y=0.06, ax=None, **kwargs)[source]

Add text to the left, Wraps add_text.

Parameters:
  • text_label – The label to add.

  • x – The x coordinate of where to add the label

  • y – The y coordinate of where to add the label.

  • ax – optional Axes instance (or y,x subplot coordinate) to add to (defaults to current plot or the first/main plot if none)

  • kwargs – keyword arguments for text()

add_x_bands(x, sigma, color='gray', ax=None, alpha1=0.15, alpha2=0.1, **kwargs)[source]

Adds vertical shaded bands showing one and two sigma ranges.

Parameters:
  • x – central x value for bands

  • sigma – 1 sigma error on x

  • color – The base color to use

  • ax – optional Axes instance (or y,x subplot coordinate) to add to (defaults to current plot or the first/main plot if none)

  • alpha1 – alpha for the 1 sigma band; note this is drawn on top of the 2 sigma band. Set to zero if you only want 2 sigma band

  • alpha2 – alpha for the 2 sigma band. Set to zero if you only want 1 sigma band

  • kwargs – optional keyword arguments for axvspan()

from getdist import plots, gaussian_mixtures
samples1, samples2 = gaussian_mixtures.randomTestMCSamples(ndim=2, nMCSamples=2)
g = plots.get_single_plotter(width_inch=4)
g.plot_2d([samples1, samples2], ['x0','x1'], filled=False);
g.add_x_bands(0, 1)
_images/plots-1.png
add_x_marker(marker: float | Sequence[float], color=None, ls=None, lw=None, ax=None, **kwargs)[source]

Adds vertical lines marking x values. Optional arguments can override default settings.

Parameters:
  • marker – The x coordinate of the location of the marker line, or a list for multiple lines

  • color – optional color of the marker

  • ls – optional line style of the marker

  • lw – optional line width

  • ax – optional Axes instance (or y,x subplot coordinate) to add to (defaults to current plot or the first/main plot if none)

  • kwargs – additional arguments to pass to axvline()

add_y_bands(y, sigma, color='gray', ax=None, alpha1=0.15, alpha2=0.1, **kwargs)[source]

Adds horizontal shaded bands showing one and two sigma ranges.

Parameters:
  • y – central y value for bands

  • sigma – 1 sigma error on y

  • color – The base color to use

  • ax – optional Axes instance (or y,x subplot coordinate) to add to (defaults to current plot or the first/main plot if none)

  • alpha1 – alpha for the 1 sigma band; note this is drawn on top of the 2 sigma band. Set to zero if you only want 2 sigma band

  • alpha2 – alpha for the 2 sigma band. Set to zero if you only want 1 sigma band

  • kwargs – optional keyword arguments for axhspan()

from getdist import plots, gaussian_mixtures
samples = gaussian_mixtures.randomTestMCSamples(ndim=2, nMCSamples=1)
g = plots.get_single_plotter(width_inch=4)
g.plot_2d(samples, ['x0','x1'], filled=True);
g.add_y_bands(0, 1)
_images/plots-2.png
add_y_marker(marker: float | Iterable[float], color=None, ls=None, lw=None, ax=None, **kwargs)[source]

Adds horizontal lines marking y values. Optional arguments can override default settings.

Parameters:
  • marker – The y coordinate of the location of the marker line, or a list for multiple lines

  • color – optional color of the marker

  • ls – optional line style of the marker

  • lw – optional line width.

  • ax – optional Axes instance (or y,x subplot coordinate) to add to (defaults to current plot or the first/main plot if none)

  • kwargs – additional arguments to pass to axhline()

default_col_row(nplot=1, nx=None, ny=None)[source]

Get default subplot columns and rows depending on number of subplots.

Parameters:
  • nplot – total number of subplots

  • nx – optional specified number of columns

  • ny – optional specified number of rows

Returns:

n_cols, n_rows

export(fname=None, adir=None, watermark=None, tag=None, **kwargs)[source]

Exports given figure to a file. If the filename is not specified, saves to a file with the same name as the calling script (useful for plot scripts where the script name matches the output figure).

Parameters:
  • fname – The filename to export to. The extension (.pdf, .png, etc.) determines the file type

  • adir – The directory to save to

  • watermark – a watermark text, e.g. to make the plot with some pre-final version number

  • tag – A suffix to add to the filename.

finish_plot(legend_labels=None, legend_loc=None, line_offset=0, legend_ncol=None, label_order=None, no_extra_legend_space=False, no_tight=False, **legend_args)[source]

Finish the current plot, adjusting subplot spacing and adding legend if required.

Parameters:
  • legend_labels – The labels for a figure legend

  • legend_loc – The legend location, default from settings (figure_legend_loc)

  • line_offset – The offset of plotted lines to label (e.g. 1 to not label first line)

  • legend_ncol – The number of columns in the legend, defaults to 1

  • label_order – minus one to show legends in reverse order that lines were added, or a list giving specific order of line indices

  • no_extra_legend_space – True to put figure legend inside the figure box

  • no_tight – don’t use tight_layout() to adjust subplot positions

  • legend_args – optional parameters for the legend

get_axes(ax=None, pars=None)[source]

Get the axes instance corresponding to the given subplot (y,x) coordinates, parameter list, or otherwise if ax is None get the last subplot axes used, or generate the first (possibly only) subplot if none.

Parameters:
  • ax – optional Axes, (y,x) subplot coordinate, tuple of parameter names, or None to get last axes used or otherwise default to first subplot

  • pars – optional list of parameters to associate with the axes

Returns:

an Axes instance, or None if the specified axes don’t exist

get_axes_for_params(*pars, **kwargs)[source]

Get axes corresponding to given parameters

Parameters:
  • pars – x or x,y or x,y,color parameters

  • kwargs – set ordered=False to match y,x as well as x,y

Returns:

axes instance or None if not found

get_param_array(root, params: None | str | Sequence = None, renames: Mapping = None)[source]

Gets an array of ParamInfo for named params in the given root.

If a parameter is not found in root, returns the original ParamInfo if ParamInfo was passed, or fails otherwise.

Parameters:
  • root – The root name of the samples to use

  • params – the parameter names (if not specified, get all)

  • renames – optional dictionary mapping input names and equivalent names used by the samples

Returns:

list of ParamInfo instances for the parameters

make_figure(nplot=1, nx=None, ny=None, xstretch=1.0, ystretch=1.0, sharex=False, sharey=False)[source]

Makes a new figure with one or more subplots.

Parameters:
  • nplot – number of subplots

  • nx – number of subplots in each row

  • ny – number of subplots in each column

  • xstretch – The parameter of how much to stretch the width, 1 is default

  • ystretch – The parameter of how much to stretch the height, 1 is default. Note this multiplies settings.subplot_size_ratio before determining actual stretch.

  • sharex – no vertical space between subplots

  • sharey – no horizontal space between subplots

Returns:

The plot_col, plot_row numbers of subplots for the figure

new_plot(close_existing=None)[source]

Resets the given plotter to make a new empty plot.

Parameters:

close_existing – True to close any current figure

param_bounds_for_root(root)[source]

Get any hard prior bounds for the parameters with root file name

Parameters:

root – The root name to be used

Returns:

object with get_upper() or getUpper() and get_lower() or getLower() bounds functions

param_latex_label(root, name, label_params=None)[source]

Returns the latex label for given parameter.

Parameters:
  • root – root name of the samples having the parameter (or MCSamples instance)

  • name – The param name

  • label_params – optional name of .paramnames file to override parameter name labels

Returns:

The latex label

param_names_for_root(root)[source]

Get the parameter names and labels ParamNames instance for the given root name

Parameters:

root – The root name of the samples.

Returns:

ParamNames instance

plot_1d(roots, param, marker=None, marker_color=None, label_right=False, title_limit=None, no_ylabel=False, no_ytick=False, no_zero=False, normalized=False, param_renames=None, ax=None, **kwargs)[source]

Make a single 1D plot with marginalized density lines.

Parameters:
  • roots – root name or MCSamples instance (or list of any of either of these) for the samples to plot

  • param – the parameter name to plot

  • marker – If set, places a marker at given coordinate (or list of coordinates).

  • marker_color – If set, sets the marker color.

  • label_right – If True, label the y-axis on the right rather than the left

  • title_limit – If not None, a maginalized limit (1,2..) of the first root to print as the title of the plot

  • no_ylabel – If True excludes the label on the y-axis

  • no_ytick – If True show no y ticks

  • no_zero – If true does not show tick label at zero on y-axis

  • normalized – plot normalized densities (if False, densities normalized to peak at 1)

  • param_renames – optional dictionary mapping input parameter names to equivalent names used by the samples

  • ax – optional Axes instance (or y,x subplot coordinate) to add to (defaults to current plot or the first/main plot if none)

  • kwargs

    additional optional keyword arguments:

    • lims: optional limits for x range of the plot [xmin, xmax]

    • ls : list of line styles for the different lines plotted

    • colors: list of colors for the different lines plotted

    • lws: list of line widths for the different lines plotted

    • alphas: list of alphas for the different lines plotted

    • line_args: a list of dictionaries with settings for each set of lines

    • arguments for set_axes()

from getdist import plots, gaussian_mixtures
samples1, samples2 = gaussian_mixtures.randomTestMCSamples(ndim=2, nMCSamples=2)
g = plots.get_single_plotter(width_inch=4)
g.plot_1d([samples1, samples2], 'x0', marker=0)
_images/plots-3.png
from getdist import plots, gaussian_mixtures
samples1, samples2 = gaussian_mixtures.randomTestMCSamples(ndim=2, nMCSamples=2)
g = plots.get_single_plotter(width_inch=3)
g.plot_1d([samples1, samples2], 'x0', normalized=True, colors=['green','black'])
_images/plots-4.png
plot_2d(roots, param1=None, param2=None, param_pair=None, shaded=False, add_legend_proxy=True, line_offset=0, proxy_root_exclude=(), ax=None, **kwargs)[source]

Create a single 2D line, contour or filled plot.

Parameters:
  • roots – root name or MCSamples instance (or list of any of either of these) for the samples to plot

  • param1 – x parameter name

  • param2 – y parameter name

  • param_pair – An [x,y] pair of params; can be set instead of param1 and param2

  • shaded – True or integer if plot should be a shaded density plot, where the integer specifies the index of which contour is shaded (first samples shaded if True provided instead of an integer)

  • add_legend_proxy – True to add to the legend proxy

  • line_offset – line_offset if not adding first contours to plot

  • proxy_root_exclude – any root names not to include when adding to the legend proxy

  • ax – optional Axes instance (or y,x subplot coordinate) to add to (defaults to current plot or the first/main plot if none)

  • kwargs

    additional optional arguments:

    • filled: True for filled contours

    • lims: list of limits for the plot [xmin, xmax, ymin, ymax]

    • ls : list of line styles for the different sample contours plotted

    • colors: list of colors for the different sample contours plotted

    • lws: list of line widths for the different sample contours plotted

    • alphas: list of alphas for the different sample contours plotted

    • line_args: a list of dictionaries with settings for each set of contours

    • arguments for set_axes()

Returns:

The xbounds, ybounds of the plot.

from getdist import plots, gaussian_mixtures
samples1, samples2 = gaussian_mixtures.randomTestMCSamples(ndim=4, nMCSamples=2)
g = plots.get_single_plotter(width_inch = 4)
g.plot_2d([samples1,samples2], 'x1', 'x2', filled=True);
_images/plots-5.png
plot_2d_scatter(roots, param1, param2, color='k', line_offset=0, add_legend_proxy=True, **kwargs)[source]

Make a 2D sample scatter plot.

If roots is a list of more than one, additional densities are plotted as contour lines.

Parameters:
  • roots – root name or MCSamples instance (or list of any of either of these) for the samples to plot

  • param1 – name of x parameter

  • param2 – name of y parameter

  • color – color to plot the samples

  • line_offset – The line index offset for added contours

  • add_legend_proxy – True to add a legend proxy

  • kwargs

    additional optional arguments:

    • filled: True for filled contours for second and later items in roots

    • lims: limits for the plot [xmin, xmax, ymin, ymax]

    • ls : list of line styles for the different sample contours plotted

    • colors: list of colors for the different sample contours plotted

    • lws: list of linewidths for the different sample contours plotted

    • alphas: list of alphas for the different sample contours plotted

    • line_args: a list of dict with settings for contours from each root

plot_3d(roots, params=None, params_for_plots=None, color_bar=True, line_offset=0, add_legend_proxy=True, alpha_samples=False, ax=None, **kwargs)[source]

Make a 2D scatter plot colored by the value of a third parameter (a 3D plot).

If roots is a list of more than one, additional densities are plotted as contour lines.

Parameters:
  • roots – root name or MCSamples instance (or list of any of either of these) for the samples to plot

  • params – list with the three parameter names to plot (x, y, color)

  • params_for_plots – list of parameter triplets to plot for each root plotted; more general alternative to params

  • color_bar – True to include a color bar

  • line_offset – The line index offset for added contours

  • add_legend_proxy – True to add a legend proxy

  • alpha_samples – if True, use alternative scatter style where all samples are plotted alphaed by their weights

  • ax – optional Axes instance (or y,x subplot coordinate) to add to (defaults to current plot or the first/main plot if none)

  • kwargs

    additional optional arguments:

    • filled: True for filled contours for second and later items in roots

    • lims: limits for the plot [xmin, xmax, ymin, ymax]

    • ls : list of line styles for the different sample contours plotted

    • colors: list of colors for the different sample contours plotted

    • lws: list of linewidths for the different sample contours plotted

    • alphas: list of alphas for the different sample contours plotted

    • line_args: a list of dict with settings for contours from each root

    • arguments for add_colorbar()

from getdist import plots, gaussian_mixtures
samples1, samples2 = gaussian_mixtures.randomTestMCSamples(ndim=3, nMCSamples=2)
g = plots.get_single_plotter(width_inch=4)
g.plot_3d([samples1, samples2], ['x0','x1','x2']);
_images/plots-6.png
plot_4d(roots, params, color_bar=True, colorbar_args: Mapping = mappingproxy({}), ax=None, lims=mappingproxy({}), azim: float | None = 15, elev: float | None = None, dist: float = 12, alpha: float | Sequence[float] = 0.5, marker='o', max_scatter_points: int | None = None, shadow_color=None, shadow_alpha=0.1, fixed_color=None, compare_colors=None, animate=False, anim_angle_degrees=360, anim_step_degrees=0.6, anim_fps=15, mp4_filename: str | None = None, mp4_bitrate=-1, **kwargs)[source]

Make a 3d x-y-z scatter plot colored by the value of a fourth parameter. If animate is True, it will rotate, and can be saved to an mp4 video file by setting mp4_filename (you must have ffmpeg installed). Note animations can be quite slow to render.

Parameters:
  • roots – root name or MCSamples instance (or list of any of either of these) for the samples to plot

  • params – list with the three parameter names to plot and color (x, y, x, color); can also set fixed_color and specify just three parameters

  • color_bar – True if you want to include a color bar

  • colorbar_args – extra arguments for colorbar

  • ax – optional Axes3D instance to add to (defaults to current plot or the first/main plot if none)

  • lims – dictionary of optional limits, e.g. {‘param1’:(min1, max1),’param2’:(min2,max2)}. If this includes parameters that are not plotted, the samples outside the limits will still be removed

  • azim – azimuth for initial view

  • elev – elevation for initial view

  • dist – distance for view (make larger if labels out of area)

  • alpha – alpha, or list of alphas for each root, to use for scatter samples

  • marker – marker, or list of markers for each root

  • max_scatter_points – if set, maximum number of points to plots from each root

  • shadow_color – if not None, a color value (or list of color values) to use for plotting axes-projected samples; or True to plot gray shadows

  • shadow_alpha – if not None, separate alpha or list of alpha for shadows

  • fixed_color – if not None, a fixed color for the first-root scatter plot rather than a 4th parameter value

  • compare_colors – if not None, fixed scatter color for second-and-higher roots rather than using 4th parameter value

  • animate – if True, rotate the plot

  • anim_angle_degrees – total angle for animation rotation

  • anim_step_degrees – angle per frame

  • anim_fps – animation frames per second

  • mp4_filename – if animating, optional filename to produce mp4 video

  • mp4_bitrate – bitrate

  • kwargs – additional optional arguments for scatter()

from getdist import plots, gaussian_mixtures

samples1, samples2 = gaussian_mixtures.randomTestMCSamples(ndim=4, nMCSamples=2)
samples1.samples[:, 0] *= 5  # stretch out in one direction
g = plots.get_single_plotter()
g.plot_4d([samples1, samples2], ['x0', 'x1', 'x2', 'x3'],
          cmap='viridis', color_bar=False,
          alpha=[0.3, 0.1],  shadow_color=False, compare_colors=['k'])
_images/plots-7.png
from getdist import plots, gaussian_mixtures

samples1 = gaussian_mixtures.randomTestMCSamples(ndim=4)
samples1.samples[:, 0] *= 5  # stretch out in one direction
g = plots.get_single_plotter()
g.plot_4d(samples1, ['x0', 'x1', 'x2', 'x3'], cmap='jet',
          alpha=0.4, shadow_alpha=0.05, shadow_color=True,
          max_scatter_points=6000,
          lims={'x2': (-3, 3), 'x3': (-3, 3)},
          colorbar_args={'shrink': 0.6})
_images/plots-8.png

Generate an mp4 video (in jupyter, using a notebook rather than inline matplotlib):

g.plot_4d([samples1, samples2], ['x0', 'x1', 'x2', 'x3'], cmap='viridis',
  alpha = [0.3,0.1], shadow_alpha=[0.1,0.005], shadow_color=False,
  compare_colors=['k'],
  animate=True, mp4_filename='sample_rotation.mp4', mp4_bitrate=1024, anim_fps=20)

See sample output video.

plots_1d(roots, params=None, legend_labels=None, legend_ncol=None, label_order=None, nx=None, param_list=None, roots_per_param=False, share_y=None, markers=None, title_limit=None, xlims=None, param_renames=None, **kwargs)[source]

Make an array of 1D marginalized density subplots

Parameters:
  • roots – root name or MCSamples instance (or list of any of either of these) for the samples to plot

  • params – list of names of parameters to plot

  • legend_labels – list of legend labels

  • legend_ncol – Number of columns for the legend.

  • label_order – minus one to show legends in reverse order that lines were added, or a list giving specific order of line indices

  • nx – number of subplots per row

  • param_list – name of .paramnames file listing specific subset of parameters to plot

  • roots_per_param – True to use a different set of samples for each parameter: plots param[i] using roots[i] (where roots[i] is the list of sample root names to use for plotting parameter i). This is useful for example for plotting one-parameter extensions of a baseline model, each with various data combinations.

  • share_y – True for subplots to share a common y-axis with no horizontal space between subplots

  • markers – optional dict giving vertical marker values indexed by parameter, or a list of marker values for each parameter plotted

  • title_limit – if not None, a maginalized limit (1,2..) of the first root to print as the title of each of the plots

  • xlims – list of [min,max] limits for the range of each parameter plot

  • param_renames – optional dictionary holding mapping between input names and equivalent names used in the samples.

  • kwargs – optional keyword arguments for plot_1d()

Returns:

The plot_col, plot_row subplot dimensions of the new figure

from getdist import plots, gaussian_mixtures
samples1, samples2 = gaussian_mixtures.randomTestMCSamples(ndim=4, nMCSamples=2)
g = plots.get_subplot_plotter()
g.plots_1d([samples1, samples2], ['x0', 'x1', 'x2'], nx=3, share_y=True, legend_ncol =2,
             markers={'x1':0}, colors=['red', 'green'], ls=['--', '-.'])
_images/plots-9.png
plots_2d(roots, param1=None, params2=None, param_pairs=None, nx=None, legend_labels=None, legend_ncol=None, label_order=None, filled=False, shaded=False, **kwargs)[source]

Make an array of 2D line, filled or contour plots.

Parameters:
  • roots – root name or MCSamples instance (or list of either of these) for the samples to plot

  • param1 – x parameter to plot

  • params2 – list of y parameters to plot against x

  • param_pairs – list of [x,y] parameter pairs to plot; either specify param1, param2, or param_pairs

  • nx – number of subplots per row

  • legend_labels – The labels used for the legend.

  • legend_ncol – The amount of columns in the legend.

  • label_order – minus one to show legends in reverse order that lines were added, or a list giving specific order of line indices

  • filled – True to plot filled contours

  • shaded – True to shade by the density for the first root plotted (unless specified otherwise)

  • kwargs – optional keyword arguments for plot_2d()

Returns:

The plot_col, plot_row subplot dimensions of the new figure

from getdist import plots, gaussian_mixtures
samples1, samples2 = gaussian_mixtures.randomTestMCSamples(ndim=4, nMCSamples=2)
g = plots.get_subplot_plotter(subplot_size=4)
g.settings.legend_frac_subplot_margin = 0.05
g.plots_2d([samples1, samples2], param_pairs=[['x0', 'x1'], ['x1', 'x2']],
                        nx=2, legend_ncol=2, colors=['blue', 'red'])
_images/plots-10.png
plots_2d_triplets(root_params_triplets, nx=None, filled=False, x_lim=None)[source]

Creates an array of 2D plots, where each plot uses different samples, x and y parameters

Parameters:
  • root_params_triplets – a list of (root, x, y) giving sample root names, and x and y parameter names to plot in each subplot

  • nx – number of subplots per row

  • filled – True for filled contours

  • x_lim – limits for all the x axes.

Returns:

The plot_col, plot_row subplot dimensions of the new figure

plots_3d(roots, param_sets, nx=None, legend_labels=None, **kwargs)[source]

Create multiple 3D subplots

Parameters:
  • roots – root name or MCSamples instance (or list of any of either of these) for the samples to plot

  • param_sets – A list of triplets of parameter names to plot [(x,y, color), (x2,y2,color2)..]

  • nx – number of subplots per row

  • legend_labels – list of legend labels

  • kwargs – keyword arguments for plot_3d()

Returns:

The plot_col, plot_row subplot dimensions of the new figure

from getdist import plots, gaussian_mixtures
samples1, samples2 = gaussian_mixtures.randomTestMCSamples(ndim=5, nMCSamples=2)
g = plots.get_subplot_plotter(subplot_size=4)
g.plots_3d([samples1, samples2], [['x0', 'x1', 'x2'], ['x3', 'x4', 'x2']], nx=2);
_images/plots-11.png
plots_3d_z(roots, param_x, param_y, param_z=None, max_z=None, **kwargs)[source]

Make set of sample scatter subplots of param_x against param_y, each coloured by values of parameters in param_z (all if None). Any second or more samples in root are shown as contours.

Parameters:
  • roots – root name or MCSamples instance (or list of any of either of these) for the samples to plot

  • param_x – x parameter name

  • param_y – y parameter name

  • param_z – list of parameter to names to color samples in each subplot (default: all)

  • max_z – The maximum number of z parameters we should use.

  • kwargs – keyword arguments for plot_3d()

Returns:

The plot_col, plot_row subplot dimensions of the new figure

rectangle_plot(xparams, yparams, yroots=None, roots=None, plot_roots=None, plot_texts=None, xmarkers=None, ymarkers=None, marker_args=mappingproxy({}), param_limits=mappingproxy({}), legend_labels=None, legend_ncol=None, label_order=None, **kwargs)[source]

Make a grid of 2D plots.

A rectangle plot shows all x parameters plotted againts all y parameters in a grid of subplots with no spacing.

Set roots to use the same set of roots for every plot in the rectangle, or set yroots (list of list of roots) to use different set of roots for each row of the plot; alternatively plot_roots allows you to specify explicitly (via list of list of list of roots) the set of roots for each individual subplot.

Parameters:
  • xparams – list of parameters for the x axes

  • yparams – list of parameters for the y axes

  • yroots – (list of list of roots) allows use of different set of root names for each row of the plot; set either roots or yroots

  • roots – list of root names or MCSamples instances. Uses the same set of roots for every plot in the rectangle; set either roots or yroots.

  • plot_roots – Allows you to specify (via list of list of list of roots) the set of roots for each individual subplot

  • plot_texts – a 2D array (or list of lists) of a text label to put in each subplot (use a None entry to skip one)

  • xmarkers – optional dict giving vertical marker values indexed by parameter, or a list of marker values for each x parameter plotted

  • ymarkers – optional dict giving horizontal marker values indexed by parameter, or a list of marker values for each y parameter plotted

  • marker_args – arguments for add_x_marker() and add_y_marker()

  • param_limits – a dictionary holding a mapping from parameter names to axis limits for that parameter

  • legend_labels – list of labels for the legend

  • legend_ncol – The number of columns for the legend

  • label_order – minus one to show legends in reverse order that lines were added, or a list giving specific order of line indices

  • kwargs – arguments for plot_2d().

Returns:

the 2D list of Axes created

from getdist import plots, gaussian_mixtures
samples1, samples2 = gaussian_mixtures.randomTestMCSamples(ndim=4, nMCSamples=2)
g = plots.get_subplot_plotter()
g.rectangle_plot(['x0','x1'], ['x2','x3'], roots = [samples1, samples2], filled=True)
_images/plots-12.png
rotate_xticklabels(ax=None, rotation=90, labelsize=None)[source]

Rotates the x-tick labels by given rotation (degrees)

Parameters:
  • ax – optional Axes instance (or y,x subplot coordinate) to add to (defaults to current plot or the first/main plot if none)

  • rotation – How much to rotate in degrees.

  • labelsize – size for tick labels (default from settings.axes_fontsize)

rotate_yticklabels(ax=None, rotation=90, labelsize=None)[source]

Rotates the y-tick labels by given rotation (degrees)

Parameters:
  • ax – optional Axes instance (or y,x subplot coordinate) to add to (defaults to current plot or the first/main plot if none)

  • rotation – How much to rotate in degrees.

  • labelsize – size for tick labels (default from settings.axes_fontsize)

samples_for_root(root, file_root=None, cache=True, settings=None)[source]

Gets MCSamples from root name (or just return root if it is already an MCSamples instance).

Parameters:
  • root – The root name (without path, e.g. my_chains)

  • file_root – optional full root path, by default searches in self.chain_dirs

  • cache – if True, return cached object if already loaded

  • settings – optional dictionary of settings to use

Returns:

MCSamples for the given root name

set_axes(params=(), lims=None, do_xlabel=True, do_ylabel=True, no_label_no_numbers=False, pos=None, color_label_in_axes=False, ax=None, **_other_args)[source]

Set the axis labels and ticks, and various styles. Do not usually need to call this directly.

Parameters:
  • params – [x,y] list of the ParamInfo for the x and y parameters to use for labels

  • lims – optional [xmin, xmax, ymin, ymax] to fix specific limits for the axes

  • do_xlabel – True to include label for x-axis.

  • do_ylabel – True to include label for y-axis.

  • no_label_no_numbers – True to hide tick labels

  • pos – optional position of the axes [‘left’ | ‘bottom’ | ‘width’ | ‘height’]

  • color_label_in_axes – If True, and params has at last three entries, puts text in the axis to label the third parameter

  • ax – optional Axes instance (or y,x subplot coordinate) to add to (defaults to current plot or the first/main plot if none)

  • _other_args – Not used, just quietly ignore so that set_axes can be passed general kwargs

Returns:

an Axes instance

set_xlabel(param, ax=None)[source]

Sets the label for the x-axis.

Parameters:
  • param – the ParamInfo for the x-axis parameter

  • ax – optional Axes instance (or y,x subplot coordinate) to add to (defaults to current plot or the first/main plot if none)

set_ylabel(param, ax=None, **kwargs)[source]

Sets the label for the y-axis.

Parameters:
  • param – the ParamInfo for the y-axis parameter

  • ax – optional Axes instance (or y,x subplot coordinate) to add to (defaults to current plot or the first/main plot if none)

  • kwargs – optional extra arguments for Axes set_ylabel

set_zlabel(param, ax=None, **kwargs)[source]

Sets the label for the z axis.

Parameters:
  • param – the ParamInfo for the y-axis parameter

  • ax – optional Axes instance (or y,x subplot coordinate) to add to (defaults to current plot or the first/main plot if none)

  • kwargs – optional extra arguments for Axes set_zlabel

show_all_settings()[source]

Prints settings and library versions

triangle_plot(roots, params=None, legend_labels=None, plot_3d_with_param=None, filled=False, shaded=False, contour_args=None, contour_colors=None, contour_ls=None, contour_lws=None, line_args=None, label_order=None, legend_ncol=None, legend_loc=None, title_limit=None, upper_roots=None, upper_kwargs=mappingproxy({}), upper_label_right=False, diag1d_kwargs=mappingproxy({}), markers=None, marker_args=mappingproxy({}), param_limits=mappingproxy({}), **kwargs)[source]

Make a trianglular array of 1D and 2D plots.

A triangle plot is an array of subplots with 1D plots along the diagonal, and 2D plots in the lower corner. The upper triangle can also be used by setting upper_roots.

Parameters:
  • roots – root name or MCSamples instance (or list of any of either of these) for the samples to plot

  • params – list of parameters to plot (default: all, can also use glob patterns to match groups of parameters)

  • legend_labels – list of legend labels

  • plot_3d_with_param – for the 2D plots, make sample scatter plot, with samples colored by this parameter name (to make a ‘3D’ plot)

  • filled – True for filled contours

  • shaded – plot shaded density for first root (cannot be used with filled) unless specified otherwise

  • contour_args – optional dict (or list of dict) with arguments for each 2D plot (e.g. specifying color, alpha, etc)

  • contour_colors – list of colors for plotting contours (for each root)

  • contour_ls – list of Line styles for 2D unfilled contours (for each root)

  • contour_lws – list of Line widths for 2D unfilled contours (for each root)

  • line_args – dict (or list of dict) with arguments for each 2D plot (e.g. specifying ls, lw, color, etc)

  • label_order – minus one to show legends in reverse order that lines were added, or a list giving specific order of line indices

  • legend_ncol – The number of columns for the legend

  • legend_loc – The location for the legend

  • title_limit – if not None, a maginalized limit (1,2..) to print as the title of the first root on the diagonal 1D plots

  • upper_roots – set to fill the upper triangle with subplots using this list of sample root names

  • upper_kwargs – dict for same-named arguments for use when making upper-triangle 2D plots (contour_colors, etc). Set show_1d=False to not add to the diagonal.

  • upper_label_right – when using upper_roots whether to label the y axis on the top-right axes (splits labels between left and right, but avoids labelling 1D y axes top left)

  • diag1d_kwargs – list of dict for arguments when making 1D plots on grid diagonal

  • markers – optional dict giving marker values indexed by parameter, or a list of marker values for each parameter plotted

  • marker_args – dictionary of optional arguments for adding markers (passed to axvline and/or axhline)

  • param_limits – a dictionary holding a mapping from parameter names to axis limits for that parameter

  • kwargs – optional keyword arguments for plot_2d() or plot_3d() (lower triangle only)

from getdist import plots, gaussian_mixtures
samples1, samples2 = gaussian_mixtures.randomTestMCSamples(ndim=4, nMCSamples=2)
g = plots.get_subplot_plotter()
g.triangle_plot([samples1, samples2], filled=True, legend_labels = ['Contour 1', 'Contour 2'])
_images/plots-13.png
from getdist import plots, gaussian_mixtures
samples1, samples2 = gaussian_mixtures.randomTestMCSamples(ndim=4, nMCSamples=2)
g = plots.get_subplot_plotter()
g.triangle_plot([samples1, samples2], ['x0','x1','x2'], plot_3d_with_param='x3')
_images/plots-14.png
class getdist.plots.MCSampleAnalysis(chain_locations: str | Iterable[str], settings: str | dict | IniFile = None)[source]

A class that loads and analyses samples, mapping root names to MCSamples objects with caching. Typically accessed as the instance stored in plotter.sample_analyser, for example to get an MCSamples instance from a root name being used by a plotter, use plotter.sample_analyser.samples_for_root(name).

Parameters:
  • chain_locations – either a directory or the path of a grid of runs; it can also be a list of such, which is searched in order

  • settings – Either an IniFile instance, the name of an .ini file, or a dict holding sample analysis settings.

add_chain_dir(chain_dir)[source]

Adds a new chain directory or grid path for searching for samples

Parameters:

chain_dir – The root directory to add

add_root(file_root)[source]

Add a root file for some new samples

Parameters:

file_root – Either a file root name including path or a RootInfo instance

Returns:

MCSamples instance for given root file.

add_roots(roots)[source]

A wrapper for add_root that adds multiple file roots

Parameters:

roots – An iterable containing filenames or RootInfo objects to add

bounds_for_root(root)[source]

Returns an object with get_upper/getUpper and get_lower/getLower to get hard prior bounds for given root name

Parameters:

root – The root name to use.

Returns:

object with get_upper() or getUpper() and get_lower() or getLower() functions

get_density(root, param, likes=False)[source]

Get Density1D for given root name and parameter

Parameters:
  • root – The root name of the samples to use

  • param – name of the parameter

  • likes – whether to include mean likelihood in density.likes

Returns:

Density1D instance with 1D marginalized density

get_density_grid(root, param1, param2, conts=2, likes=False)[source]

Get 2D marginalized density for given root name and parameters

Parameters:
  • root – The root name for samples to use.

  • param1 – x parameter

  • param2 – y parameter

  • conts – number of contour levels (up to maximum calculated using contours in analysis settings)

  • likes – whether to include mean likelihoods

Returns:

Density2D instance with marginalized density

load_single_samples(root)[source]

Gets a set of unit weight samples for given root name, e.g. for making sample scatter plot

Parameters:

root – The root name to use.

Returns:

array of unit weight samples

params_for_root(root, label_params=None)[source]

Returns a ParamNames with names and labels for parameters used by samples with a given root name.

Parameters:
  • root – The root name of the samples to use.

  • label_params – optional name of .paramnames file containing labels to use for plots, overriding default

Returns:

ParamNames instance

remove_root(root)[source]

Remove a given root file (does not delete it)

Parameters:

root – The root name to remove

reset(settings=None, chain_settings_have_priority=True)[source]

Resets the caches, starting afresh optionally with new analysis settings

Parameters:
  • settings – Either an IniFile instance, the name of an .ini file, or a dict holding sample analysis settings.

  • chain_settings_have_priority – whether to prioritize settings saved with the chain

samples_for_root(root: str | MCSamples, file_root: str | None = None, cache=True, settings: Mapping[str, Any] | None = None)[source]

Gets MCSamples from root name (or just return root if it is already an MCSamples instance).

Parameters:
  • root – The root name (without path, e.g. my_chains)

  • file_root – optional full root path, by default searches in self.chain_dirs

  • cache – if True, return cached object if already loaded

  • settings – optional dictionary of settings to use

Returns:

MCSamples for the given root name

getdist.plots.add_plotter_style(name, cls, activate=False)[source]

Add a plotting style, consistenting of style name and a class type to use when making plotter instances.

Parameters:
  • name – name for the style

  • cls – a class inherited from GetDistPlotter

  • activate – whether to make it the active style

getdist.plots.get_plotter(style: str | None = None, **kwargs)[source]

Creates a new plotter and returns it

Parameters:
  • style – name of a plotter style (associated with custom plotter class/settings), otherwise uses active

  • kwargs – arguments for the style’s GetDistPlotter

Returns:

The GetDistPlotter instance

getdist.plots.get_single_plotter(ratio: float | None = None, width_inch: float | None = None, scaling: bool | None = None, rc_sizes=False, style: str | None = None, **kwargs)[source]

Get a GetDistPlotter for making a single plot of fixed width.

For a half-column plot for a paper use width_inch=3.464.

Use this or get_subplot_plotter() to make a GetDistPlotter instance for making plots. This function will use the active style by default, which will determine defaults for the various optional parameters (see set_active_style()).

Parameters:
  • ratio – The ratio between height and width.

  • width_inch – The width of the plot in inches

  • scaling – whether to scale down fonts and line widths for small subplot axis sizes (relative to reference sizes, 3.5 inch)

  • rc_sizes – set default font sizes from matplotlib’s current rcParams if no explicit settings passed in kwargs

  • style – name of a plotter style (associated with custom plotter class/settings), otherwise uses active

  • kwargs – arguments for GetDistPlotter

Returns:

The GetDistPlotter instance

getdist.plots.get_subplot_plotter(subplot_size: float | None = None, width_inch: float | None = None, scaling: bool | None = None, rc_sizes=False, subplot_size_ratio: float | None = None, style: str | None = None, **kwargs) GetDistPlotter[source]

Get a GetDistPlotter for making an array of subplots.

If width_inch is None, just makes plot as big as needed for given subplot_size, otherwise fixes total width and sets default font sizes etc. from matplotlib’s default rcParams.

Use this or get_single_plotter() to make a GetDistPlotter instance for making plots. This function will use the active style by default, which will determine defaults for the various optional parameters (see set_active_style()).

Parameters:
  • subplot_size – The size of each subplot in inches

  • width_inch – Optional total width in inches

  • scaling – whether to scale down fonts and line widths for small sizes (relative to reference sizes, 3.5 inch)

  • rc_sizes – set default font sizes from matplotlib’s current rcParams if no explicit settings passed in kwargs

  • subplot_size_ratio – ratio of height to width for subplots

  • style – name of a plotter style (associated with custom plotter class/settings), otherwise uses active

  • kwargs – arguments for GetDistPlotter

Returns:

The GetDistPlotter instance

getdist.plots.set_active_style(name=None)[source]

Set an active style name. Each style name is associated with a GetDistPlotter class used to generate plots, with optional custom plot settings and rcParams. The corresponding style module must have been loaded before using this.

Note that because style modules can change rcParams, which is a global parameter, in general style settings are changed globally until changed back. But if your style does not change rcParams then you can also just pass a style name parameter when you make a plot instance.

The supplied example styles are ‘default’, ‘tab10’ (default matplotlib color scheme) and ‘planck’ (more compilcated example using latex and various customized settings). Use add_plotter_style() to add your own style class.

Parameters:

name – name of the style, or none to revert to default

Returns:

the previously active style name