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"""
============
Symlog scale
============
The symmetric logarithmic scale is an extension of the logarithmic scale that
also covers negative values. As with the logarithmic scale, it is particularly
useful for numerical data that spans a broad range of values, especially when there
are significant differences between the magnitudes of the numbers involved.
Example use of symlog (symmetric log) axis scaling.
"""
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import numpy as np
dt = 0.01
x = np.arange(-50.0, 50.0, dt)
y = np.arange(0, 100.0, dt)
fig, (ax0, ax1, ax2) = plt.subplots(nrows=3)
ax0.plot(x, y)
ax0.set_xscale('symlog')
ax0.set_ylabel('symlogx')
ax0.grid()
ax0.xaxis.grid(which='minor') # minor grid on too
ax1.plot(y, x)
ax1.set_yscale('symlog')
ax1.set_ylabel('symlogy')
ax2.plot(x, np.sin(x / 3.0))
ax2.set_xscale('symlog')
ax2.set_yscale('symlog', linthresh=0.015)
ax2.grid()
ax2.set_ylabel('symlog both')
fig.tight_layout()
plt.show()
# %%
# Linear threshold
# ----------------
# Since each decade on a logarithmic scale covers the same amount of visual space
# and there are infinitely many decades between a given number and zero, the symlog
# scale must deviate from logarithmic mapping in a small range
# *(-linthresh, linthresh)*, so that the range is mapped to a finite visual space.
def format_axes(ax, title=None):
"""A helper function to better visualize properties of the symlog scale."""
ax.xaxis.get_minor_locator().set_params(subs=[2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9])
ax.grid()
ax.xaxis.grid(which='minor') # minor grid on too
linthresh = ax.xaxis.get_transform().linthresh
linscale = ax.xaxis.get_transform().linscale
ax.axvspan(-linthresh, linthresh, color='0.9')
if title:
ax.set_title(title.format(linthresh=linthresh, linscale=linscale))
x = np.linspace(-60, 60, 201)
y = np.linspace(0, 100.0, 201)
fig, (ax1, ax2) = plt.subplots(nrows=2, layout="constrained")
ax1.plot(x, y)
ax1.set_xscale('symlog', linthresh=1)
format_axes(ax1, title='Linear region: linthresh={linthresh}')
ax2.plot(x, y)
ax2.set_xscale('symlog', linthresh=5)
format_axes(ax2, title='Linear region: linthresh={linthresh}')
# %%
# Generally, *linthresh* should be chosen so that no or only a few
# data points are in the linear region. As a rule of thumb,
# :math:`linthresh \approx \mathrm{min} |x|`.
#
#
# Linear scale
# ------------
# Additionally, the *linscale* parameter determines how much visual space should be
# used for the linear range. More precisely, it defines the ratio of visual space
# of the region (0, linthresh) relative to one decade.
fig, (ax1, ax2) = plt.subplots(nrows=2, layout="constrained")
ax1.plot(x, y)
ax1.set_xscale('symlog', linthresh=1)
format_axes(ax1, title='Linear region: linthresh={linthresh}, linscale={linscale}')
ax2.plot(x, y)
ax2.set_xscale('symlog', linthresh=1, linscale=0.1)
format_axes(ax2, title='Linear region: linthresh={linthresh}, linscale={linscale}')
# %%
# The suitable value for linscale depends on the dynamic range of data. As most data
# will be outside the linear region, you typically the linear region only to cover
# a small fraction of the visual area.
#
# Limitations and alternatives
# ----------------------------
# The coordinate transform used by ``symlog`` has a discontinuous gradient at the
# transition between its linear and logarithmic regions. Depending on data and
# scaling, this will be more or less obvious in the plot.
fig, ax = plt.subplots()
ax.plot(x, y)
ax.set_xscale('symlog', linscale=0.05)
format_axes(ax, title="Discontinuous gradient at linear/log transition")
# %%
# The ``asinh`` axis scale is an alternative transformation that supports a wide
# dynamic range with a smooth gradient and thus may avoid such visual artifacts.
# See :doc:`/gallery/scales/asinh_demo`.
#
#
# .. admonition:: References
#
# - `matplotlib.scale.SymmetricalLogScale`
# - `matplotlib.ticker.SymmetricalLogLocator`
# - `matplotlib.scale.AsinhScale`
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