matplotlib.layout_engine
Classes to layout elements in a .Figure.
Figures have a layout_engine
property that holds a subclass of
~.LayoutEngine defined here (or None for no layout). At draw time
figure.get_layout_engine().execute()
is called, the goal of which is
usually to rearrange Axes on the figure to produce a pleasing layout. This is
like a draw
callback but with two differences. First, when printing we
disable the layout engine for the final draw. Second, it is useful to know the
layout engine while the figure is being created. In particular, colorbars are
made differently with different layout engines (for historical reasons).
Matplotlib supplies two layout engines, .TightLayoutEngine and .ConstrainedLayoutEngine. Third parties can create their own layout engine by subclassing .LayoutEngine.