axes_flow.py

import matplotlib
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import matplotlib.patches as mpatches


matplotlib.rc('axes',edgecolor='gray', labelcolor='gray')
matplotlib.rc('xtick', labelcolor='gray', color='gray')
matplotlib.rc('ytick', labelcolor='gray', color='gray')

fig, axes = plt.subplots(nrows=7, ncols=2,
                         constrained_layout=True)

gridspec = axes[0,0].get_subplotspec().get_gridspec()
# clear first column to make axis

subfigs = []
for i in range(7):
  axes[i,0].remove()
  subfigs.append(fig.add_subfigure(gridspec[i,0]))
  axes[i,1].axis('off')

# full size
ax = subfigs[1].subplots()


#regular grid
ax = subfigs[2].subplots(2,3)

# complex grid
ax = subfigs[3].subplot_mosaic("AAB;CDB")


#inset
ax = subfigs[4].subplots()
ax_inset = ax.inset_axes([.4, .4, .3, .3])


#twin
ax = subfigs[5].subplots()
axt = ax.twinx()

#manual
ax = subfigs[6].add_axes([.4, .4, .3, .3])

for sub, label in zip(subfigs, ["", "Single Axes",
                             "Regular grid",
                             "Irregular grid",
                             "Inset Axes",
                             "Twin Axes",
                             "Manual Axes"]):
  sub.suptitle(label, y=1, fontsize=12)

texts = [[["pyplot functions", "Figure/Axes Methods"]],
         [["plt.subplots()", 'Figure.subplots'],
          ["plt.subplot()", "Figure.add_subplot()"]],
         [["plt.subplots(n, m)", "Figure.subplots(n, m)"],
          ["plt.subplots(n, m, k)", "Figure.add_subplot(n,m,k)"]],
         [["plt.subplot_mosaic()", "Figure.subplot_mosaic()"],
          ["plt.subplot2grid()", "GridSpec.subplots()"],
          ["plt.subplots(gridspec_kw)", "Figure.subplots(gridspec_kw)"],
          ["plt.subplot(subplotspec)", "Figure.subplot(subplotspec)"]],
         [["", "Axes.inset_axes()"]],
         [["plt.twinx()", "Axes.twinx()"],
          ["plt.twiny()", "Axes.twiny()"]],
         [["plt.axes()", "Figure.add_axes()"]]]

for i in range(7):
  tab = axes[i,1].table(texts[i],
                  cellColours=[['lightblue', 'lightgray']
                               for i in range(len(texts[i]))])