matplotlib.animation.PillowWriter

classmatplotlib.animation.PillowWriter(fps=5, metadata=None, codec=None, bitrate=None)[source]

__init__(fps=5, metadata=None, codec=None, bitrate=None)[source]

Methods

__init__([fps, metadata, codec, bitrate])
finish()	Finish any processing for writing the movie.
grab_frame(**savefig_kwargs)	Grab the image information from the figure and save as a movie frame.
isAvailable()
saving(fig, outfile, dpi, *args, **kwargs)	Context manager to facilitate writing the movie file.
setup(fig, outfile[, dpi])	Setup for writing the movie file.

Attributes

frame_size

A tuple (width, height) in pixels of a movie frame.

finish()[source]

Finish any processing for writing the movie.

grab_frame(**savefig_kwargs)[source]

Grab the image information from the figure and save as a movie frame.

All keyword arguments in savefig_kwargs are passed on to the savefig call that saves the figure. However, several keyword arguments that are supported by savefig may not be passed as they are controlled by the MovieWriter:

• dpi, bbox_inches: These may not be passed because each frame of the

  animation much be exactly the same size in pixels.

• format: This is controlled by the MovieWriter.

classmethodisAvailable()[source]

setup(fig, outfile, dpi=None)[source]

Setup for writing the movie file.

Parameters:

figFigure

The figure object that contains the information for frames.

outfilestr

The filename of the resulting movie file.

dpifloat, default: fig.dpi

The DPI (or resolution) for the file. This controls the size in pixels of the resulting movie file.