matplotlib and pylab are two APIs to the same library. Using matplotlib is a more object-oriented, pythonic API. pylab is modeled after the Matlab plotting functions to make it easier for those coming from that environment.
There's a matplotlib mailing list and you can often figure out what you need from perusing the examples and the thumbnail gallery. In your case, I think http://matplotlib.sourceforge.net/examples/api/two_scales.html is what you want. On Fri, Mar 27, 2009 at 7:46 AM, Bala subramanian <bala.biophys...@gmail.com> wrote: > Friends, > I am not sure if this forum is appropriate to ask question about a > particular package. After getting suggestions from some of you for python > based plotting, I have just started with matplotlib. I am bit confused with > the relation between matplotlib and pylab. > > In the matplotlib homepage, example plots are shown with both > matplotlib.pyplot and pylab. Inaddition within matplotlib, there is a module > called matplotlib.pylab > > i) matplotlib and pylab -> both are same or different modules ?. Is there > any advantage of using one over the other ? > > ii) Is it like i can plot the graphs with both matplotlib and pylab ? > > iii) can some kindly show me an example of ploting multy Y axes plot, ie > NXY. > > Thanks in advance, > Bala > > > _______________________________________________ > Tutor maillist - tu...@python.org > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor > > _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
