Grid

class aplpy.Grid(parent)

Bases: object

Methods Summary

hide()
set_alpha(alpha)	Set the alpha (transparency) of the grid lines
set_color(color)	Set the color of the grid lines
set_linestyle(linestyle)
set_linewidth(linewidth)
set_xspacing(xspacing)	Set the grid line spacing in the longitudinal direction
set_yspacing(yspacing)	Set the grid line spacing in the latitudinal direction
show()

Methods Documentation

hide()

set_alpha(alpha)

Set the alpha (transparency) of the grid lines

Parameters:

alpha : float

The alpha value of the grid. This should be a floating point value between 0 and 1, where 0 is completely transparent, and 1 is completely opaque.

set_color(color)

Set the color of the grid lines

Parameters:

color : str

The color of the grid lines

set_linestyle(linestyle)

set_linewidth(linewidth)

set_xspacing(xspacing)

Set the grid line spacing in the longitudinal direction

Parameters:

xspacing : float or str

The spacing in the longitudinal direction. To set the spacing to be the same as the ticks, set this to ‘tick’

set_yspacing(yspacing)

Set the grid line spacing in the latitudinal direction

Parameters:

yspacing : { float, str }

The spacing in the latitudinal direction. To set the spacing to be the same as the ticks, set this to ‘tick’

show()