pythonmatplotlibseabornqtconsole

Matplotlib: matplotlibrc file ignored after seaborn import

I have a custom matplotlibrc file with matplotlib configuration options, following the procedure here. When I first start up Jupyter QtConsole (through the terminal, if that matters), the file is being read—plots use the options I've set, such as dashed grid lines:

%matplotlib inline

plt.plot([1, 2, 3])
Out[2]: [<matplotlib.lines.Line2D at 0x9d2fe80>]

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The matplotlibrc file is here:

mpl.matplotlib_fname()
Out[4]: 'C:\\Users\\my_username\\.matplotlib\\matplotlibrc'

But then if I import seaborn:

import seaborn as sns

plots then switch to seaborn style:

plt.plot([1, 2, 3])
Out[6]: [<matplotlib.lines.Line2D at 0xceb9cc0>]

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Is it possible to retain the original plotting style while also importing seaborn? I'd like to use its capabilities, such as seaborn.heatmap, but not its styles.

Solution

  • Instead of:

    import seaborn as sns

    Use:

    import seaborn.apionly as sns

    You get the API, without the styling. The developer included this option for people who wanted Seaborn's features without its custom appearance.