"""
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pcolormesh grids and shading
============================

`.axes.Axes.pcolormesh` and `~.axes.Axes.pcolor` have a few options for
how grids are laid out and the shading between the grid points.

Generally, if *Z* has shape *(M, N)* then the grid *X* and *Y* can be
specified with either shape *(M+1, N+1)* or *(M, N)*, depending on the
argument for the ``shading`` keyword argument.  Note that below we specify
vectors *x* as either length N or N+1 and *y* as length M or M+1, and
`~.axes.Axes.pcolormesh` internally makes the mesh matrices *X* and *Y* from
the input vectors.

"""

import matplotlib
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import numpy as np

###############################################################################
# Flat Shading
# ------------
#
# The grid specification with the least assumptions is ``shading='flat'``
# and if the grid is one larger than the data in each dimension, i.e. has shape
# *(M+1, N+1)*.  In that case *X* and *Y* specify the corners of quadrilaterals
# that are colored with the values in *Z*. Here we specify the edges of the
# *(3, 5)* quadrilaterals with *X* and *Y* that are *(4, 6)*.

nrows = 3
ncols = 5
Z = np.arange(nrows * ncols).reshape(nrows, ncols)
x = np.arange(ncols + 1)
y = np.arange(nrows + 1)

fig, ax = plt.subplots()
ax.pcolormesh(x, y, Z, shading='flat', vmin=Z.min(), vmax=Z.max())


def _annotate(ax, x, y, title):
    # this all gets repeated below:
    X, Y = np.meshgrid(x, y)
    ax.plot(X.flat, Y.flat, 'o', color='m')
    ax.set_xlim(-0.7, 5.2)
    ax.set_ylim(-0.7, 3.2)
    ax.set_title(title)

_annotate(ax, x, y, "shading='flat'")


###############################################################################
# Flat Shading, same shape grid
# -----------------------------
#
# Often, however, data is provided where *X* and *Y* match the shape of *Z*.
# As of Matplotlib v3.3, ``shading='flat'`` is deprecated when this is the
# case, a warning is raised, and the last row and column of *Z* are dropped.
# This dropping of the last row and column is what Matplotlib did silently
# previous to v3.3, and is compatible with what Matlab does.

x = np.arange(ncols)  # note *not* ncols + 1 as before
y = np.arange(nrows)
fig, ax = plt.subplots()
ax.pcolormesh(x, y, Z, shading='flat', vmin=Z.min(), vmax=Z.max())
_annotate(ax, x, y, "shading='flat': X, Y, C same shape")

###############################################################################
# Nearest Shading, same shape grid
# --------------------------------
#
# Usually, dropping a row and column of data is not what the user means when
# they make *X*, *Y* and *Z* all the same shape.  For this case, Matplotlib
# allows ``shading='nearest'`` and centers the colored quadrilaterals on the
# grid points.
#
# If a grid that is not the correct shape is passed with ``shading='nearest'``
# an error is raised.

fig, ax = plt.subplots()
ax.pcolormesh(x, y, Z, shading='nearest', vmin=Z.min(), vmax=Z.max())
_annotate(ax, x, y, "shading='nearest'")

###############################################################################
# Auto Shading
# ------------
#
# It's possible that the user would like the code to automatically choose which
# to use, in this case ``shading='auto'`` will decide whether to use 'flat' or
# 'nearest' shading based on the shapes of *X*, *Y* and *Z*.

fig, axs = plt.subplots(2, 1, constrained_layout=True)
ax = axs[0]
x = np.arange(ncols)
y = np.arange(nrows)
ax.pcolormesh(x, y, Z, shading='auto', vmin=Z.min(), vmax=Z.max())
_annotate(ax, x, y, "shading='auto'; X, Y, Z: same shape (nearest)")

ax = axs[1]
x = np.arange(ncols + 1)
y = np.arange(nrows + 1)
ax.pcolormesh(x, y, Z, shading='auto', vmin=Z.min(), vmax=Z.max())
_annotate(ax, x, y, "shading='auto'; X, Y one larger than Z (flat)")

###############################################################################
# Gouraud Shading
# ---------------
#
# `Gouraud shading <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gouraud_shading>`_ can also
# be specified, where the color in the quadrilaterals is linearly interpolated
# between the grid points.  The shapes of *X*, *Y*, *Z* must be the same.

fig, ax = plt.subplots(constrained_layout=True)
x = np.arange(ncols)
y = np.arange(nrows)
ax.pcolormesh(x, y, Z, shading='gouraud', vmin=Z.min(), vmax=Z.max())
_annotate(ax, x, y, "shading='gouraud'; X, Y same shape as Z")

plt.show()
#############################################################################
#
# ------------
#
# References
# """"""""""
#
# The use of the following functions and methods is shown in this example:

matplotlib.axes.Axes.pcolormesh
matplotlib.pyplot.pcolormesh