Setting Figure Size To Be Larger Than Screen Size In Matplotlib

I'm trying to create figures in matplotlib that read nicely in a journal article. I have some larger figures (with subfigures) that I'd like to take up nearly an entire page in por

Solution 1:

This is likely an issue with your backend for plot generation.

You can see what backend you are using by running:

import matplotlib; matplotlib.get_backend()

Try changing the backend to something else, for example:

import matplotlib

matplotlib.use('Agg')

Note that this has to be run before importing matplotlib.pyplot.