Create a map using coast module #1
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| "import pygmt\n", | ||
| "\n", | ||
| "region=[127.5, 128.5, 26, 27]\n", | ||
| "projection=\"M10c\"\n", | ||
| "\n", | ||
| "\n", | ||
| "# Use the Figure class to create a figure object, named \"fig\"\n", | ||
| "fig = pygmt.Figure()\n", | ||
| "fig.coast(\n", | ||
| " region=region,\n", | ||
| " projection=projection,\n", |
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Looks like that region and projection are both used only once. Thus, I feel we do not need to define variables, but can pass the arguments directly to the parameters.
| "import pygmt\n", | |
| "\n", | |
| "region=[127.5, 128.5, 26, 27]\n", | |
| "projection=\"M10c\"\n", | |
| "\n", | |
| "\n", | |
| "# Use the Figure class to create a figure object, named \"fig\"\n", | |
| "fig = pygmt.Figure()\n", | |
| "fig.coast(\n", | |
| " region=region,\n", | |
| " projection=projection,\n", | |
| "import pygmt\n", | |
| "\n", | |
| "\n", | |
| "# Use the Figure class to create a figure object, named \"fig\"\n", | |
| "fig = pygmt.Figure()\n", | |
| "fig.coast(\n", | |
| " # Set the region of the plot\n", | |
| " # Format is [xmin, xmax, ymin, ymax]\n", | |
| " region=[127.5, 128.5, 26, 27],\n", | |
| " # Set the projection to \"M\" for \"Mercator\"\n", | |
| " # Specify the width as 10 centimeters\n", | |
| " projection=\"M10c\",\n", |
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Since the example section is demonstrating the Python-GMT syntax, I think it may be a good idea to show how we can assign data to a Python variable (a list for region and a string for projection) and then pass it to a PyGMT function. It doesn't have to be on this specific example, but I want to highlight why PyGMT offers Python-related advantages over GMT syntax.
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Ah, I see your point! From this perspective, assigning variables makes sense!
| "fig.coast(\n", | ||
| " region=region,\n", | ||
| " projection=projection,\n", | ||
| " # Use default setting for figure's frame\n", | ||
| " frame=True,\n", |
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Hm. I am currently wondering, whether it is better to use here pygmt.Figure.basemap for the region, projection, and frame parameters?
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Ah, now I get from the title of this PR that this example is explicitly set up to show the pygmt.Figure.coast method. So, just ignore this comment 🙂.
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Figure for the paper demonstrating basic map creation using the
coastmodule.