Ngl.define_colormap

Defines a new color map for the given workstation.

Available in version 1.2.0 or later.

Prototype

Ngl.define_colormap(wks,cmap)

Arguments

The identifier returned from calling Ngl.open_wks.

A predefined color map name, a NumPy array of n x 3 RGB values, or a list of named colors.

Return value

Description

This procedure defines a new color map for the given workstation. The color map can be a predefined color map name, a NumPy array of n x 3 RGB values, or a list of named colors.

See Also

Ngl.draw_colormap, Ngl.merge_colormaps, Ngl.retrieve_colormap, Ngl.open_wks, Ngl.draw, Ngl.set_values

Examples

For a simple example of using Ngl.define_colormap to draw the "temp1" color map, run the following Python script:

import Ngl

wks = Ngl.open_wks("x11","example")

Ngl.define_colormap(wks,"temp1")

Ngl.draw_colormap(wks)
Ngl.end()