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# 17 - plot in plot

"""

Please note, this script is for python3+.

If you are using python2+, please modify it accordingly.

Tutorial reference:

http://www.python-course.eu/matplotlib_multiple_figures.php

"""

import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

fig = plt.figure()

x = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]

y = [1, 3, 4, 2, 5, 8, 6]

# below are all percentage

left, bottom, width, height = 0.1, 0.1, 0.8, 0.8

ax1 = fig.add_axes([left, bottom, width, height]) # main axes

ax1.plot(x, y, 'r')

ax1.set_xlabel('x')

ax1.set_ylabel('y')

ax1.set_title('title')

ax2 = fig.add_axes([0.2, 0.6, 0.25, 0.25]) # inside axes

ax2.plot(y, x, 'b')

ax2.set_xlabel('x')

ax2.set_ylabel('y')

ax2.set_title('title inside 1')

# different method to add axes

####################################

plt.axes([0.6, 0.2, 0.25, 0.25])

plt.plot(y[::-1], x, 'g')

plt.xlabel('x')

plt.ylabel('y')

plt.title('title inside 2')

plt.show()

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