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How Does Plt Subplots Figsize Control Subplot Spacing?
2025-09-04 22:33:14
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Yvonne
2025-09-05 00:38:46
Figsize is the big picture — it sets the figure width and height in inches — but spacing between subplots comes from other parameters that interact with that size. I tend to treat figsize as a scale factor: make it larger when I want more white space or bigger fonts, then control the gaps using wspace/hspace (fractions of axis size) or fig.subplots_adjust for normalized coordinates.
I also like gridspec for precise control: you can set width_ratios/height_ratios and place subplots exactly, which is handy when panels need different widths. If labels or ticklabels are the problem, share axes or use constrained_layout/tight_layout to automatically tweak spacing. DPI matters too — a big figsize at low DPI looks different than the same figsize at high DPI when exported.
So: figsize changes the available area, wspace/hspace set relative spacing, subplots_adjust sets absolute normalized margins, and layout helpers help fix overlaps. When in doubt I iterate with small tweaks until the layout feels balanced.
I also like gridspec for precise control: you can set width_ratios/height_ratios and place subplots exactly, which is handy when panels need different widths. If labels or ticklabels are the problem, share axes or use constrained_layout/tight_layout to automatically tweak spacing. DPI matters too — a big figsize at low DPI looks different than the same figsize at high DPI when exported.
So: figsize changes the available area, wspace/hspace set relative spacing, subplots_adjust sets absolute normalized margins, and layout helpers help fix overlaps. When in doubt I iterate with small tweaks until the layout feels balanced.
Audrey
2025-09-06 18:11:33
Oh, matplotlib sizing is one of those little puzzles I tinker with whenever a figure looks either cramped or ridiculously spacious. Figsize in plt.subplots is simply the canvas size in inches — a tuple like (width, height). That number doesn't directly set the gap between axes in absolute terms, but it strongly affects how those gaps look because it changes the total real estate each subplot gets.
Practically, spacing is controlled by a few things: wspace/hspace (fractions of average axis size), fig.subplots_adjust(left, right, top, bottom, wspace, hspace) (normalized coordinates), and auto-layout helpers like tight_layout() and constrained_layout=True. For instance, wspace is a fraction of the average axis width; if you make figsize bigger, that same fraction becomes a larger physical distance (more inches/pixels), so subplots appear further apart. DPI multiplies inches to pixels, so a (6,4) figsize at 100 DPI is 600x400 pixels — larger DPI increases resolution but not the inch spacing.
I like practical snippets: fig, axs = plt.subplots(2,2, figsize=(8,6), gridspec_kw={'wspace':0.25,'hspace':0.35}); or fig.subplots_adjust(wspace=0.2, hspace=0.3). If labels or legends overlap, try fig.set_constrained_layout(True) or fig.tight_layout(). Also consider gridspec_kw with width_ratios/height_ratios or using GridSpec directly for fine control. Bottom line: figsize sets the stage; subplots_adjust, wspace/hspace, and layout engines direct the actors. Play with the DPI and constrained_layout until everything breathes the way you want — I often tweak it when saving figures for papers versus slides.
Practically, spacing is controlled by a few things: wspace/hspace (fractions of average axis size), fig.subplots_adjust(left, right, top, bottom, wspace, hspace) (normalized coordinates), and auto-layout helpers like tight_layout() and constrained_layout=True. For instance, wspace is a fraction of the average axis width; if you make figsize bigger, that same fraction becomes a larger physical distance (more inches/pixels), so subplots appear further apart. DPI multiplies inches to pixels, so a (6,4) figsize at 100 DPI is 600x400 pixels — larger DPI increases resolution but not the inch spacing.
I like practical snippets: fig, axs = plt.subplots(2,2, figsize=(8,6), gridspec_kw={'wspace':0.25,'hspace':0.35}); or fig.subplots_adjust(wspace=0.2, hspace=0.3). If labels or legends overlap, try fig.set_constrained_layout(True) or fig.tight_layout(). Also consider gridspec_kw with width_ratios/height_ratios or using GridSpec directly for fine control. Bottom line: figsize sets the stage; subplots_adjust, wspace/hspace, and layout engines direct the actors. Play with the DPI and constrained_layout until everything breathes the way you want — I often tweak it when saving figures for papers versus slides.
Mila
2025-09-09 23:48:46
I usually think of figsize as the physical paper size for your plot: bigger paper, more room to place things, but you still decide how close or far apart the panels sit. In my workflow I follow three steps: pick a figsize that fits the final medium (slide, poster, paper), set gridspec or subplots_adjust for relative spacing, then refine with tight_layout or constrained_layout if labels collide.
Concretely, wspace and hspace are relative gaps — fractions of the average subplot width/height — so increasing figsize makes those fractions map to larger absolute distances. If you want consistent relative layout across outputs, keep wspace/hspace fixed and scale figsize; if you need exact pixel spacing, adjust subplots_adjust or compute left/right/top/bottom manually in figure coordinates. Remember that sharex/sharey changes label behavior and can reduce required hspace/wspace because shared labels take up less room.
A couple of practical tips from my classes: use gridspec_kw={'wspace':0.4,'hspace':0.35} in plt.subplots for a quick layout; if annotations or legends still overlap call fig.tight_layout(pad=0.5) or set fig.constrained_layout=True before plotting. For publication figures I often iterate: change figsize, export PNG/PDF, visually inspect, then tweak subplots_adjust margins. It’s a small loop but it saves headaches when combining multiple subplots.
Concretely, wspace and hspace are relative gaps — fractions of the average subplot width/height — so increasing figsize makes those fractions map to larger absolute distances. If you want consistent relative layout across outputs, keep wspace/hspace fixed and scale figsize; if you need exact pixel spacing, adjust subplots_adjust or compute left/right/top/bottom manually in figure coordinates. Remember that sharex/sharey changes label behavior and can reduce required hspace/wspace because shared labels take up less room.
A couple of practical tips from my classes: use gridspec_kw={'wspace':0.4,'hspace':0.35} in plt.subplots for a quick layout; if annotations or legends still overlap call fig.tight_layout(pad=0.5) or set fig.constrained_layout=True before plotting. For publication figures I often iterate: change figsize, export PNG/PDF, visually inspect, then tweak subplots_adjust margins. It’s a small loop but it saves headaches when combining multiple subplots.
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