scale_to_latex.py

def get_figsize(columnwidth, wf=0.5, hf=(5.**0.5-1.0)/2.0, ):
    """ Credit: https://stackoverflow.com/a/31527287
    Parameters:
      - wf [float]:  width fraction in columnwidth units
      - hf [float]:  height fraction in columnwidth units.
                     Set by default to golden ratio.
      - columnwidth [float]: width of the column in latex. Get this from LaTeX
                             using \showthe\columnwidth
    Returns:  [fig_width,fig_height]: that should be given to matplotlib
    """
    fig_width_pt = columnwidth*wf
    inches_per_pt = 1.0/72.27               # Convert pt to inch
    fig_width = fig_width_pt*inches_per_pt  # width in inches
    fig_height = fig_width*hf      # height in inches
    return [fig_width, fig_height, 1/hf]

def get_textwidth():
    return 506.295  # pt

def get_columnwidth():
    return 241.14749  # pt