import abc import base64 import contextlib from io import BytesIO, TextIOWrapper import itertools import logging from pathlib import Path import shutil import subprocess import sys from tempfile import TemporaryDirectory import uuid import warnings import numpy as np from PIL import Image import matplotlib as mpl from matplotlib._animation_data import ( DISPLAY_TEMPLATE, INCLUDED_FRAMES, JS_INCLUDE, STYLE_INCLUDE) from matplotlib import _api, cbook import matplotlib.colors as mcolors _log = logging.getLogger(__name__) # Process creation flag for subprocess to prevent it raising a terminal # window. See for example https://stackoverflow.com/q/24130623/ subprocess_creation_flags = ( subprocess.CREATE_NO_WINDOW if sys.platform == 'win32' else 0) # Other potential writing methods: # * http://pymedia.org/ # * libming (produces swf) python wrappers: https://github.com/libming/libming # * Wrap x264 API: # (https://stackoverflow.com/q/2940671/) def adjusted_figsize(w, h, dpi, n): """ Compute figure size so that pixels are a multiple of n. Parameters ---------- w, h : float Size in inches. dpi : float The dpi. n : int The target multiple. Returns ------- wnew, hnew : float The new figure size in inches. """ # this maybe simplified if / when we adopt consistent rounding for # pixel size across the whole library def correct_roundoff(x, dpi, n): if int(x*dpi) % n != 0: if int(np.nextafter(x, np.inf)*dpi) % n == 0: x = np.nextafter(x, np.inf) elif int(np.nextafter(x, -np.inf)*dpi) % n == 0: x = np.nextafter(x, -np.inf) return x wnew = int(w * dpi / n) * n / dpi hnew = int(h * dpi / n) * n / dpi return correct_roundoff(wnew, dpi, n), correct_roundoff(hnew, dpi, n) class MovieWriterRegistry: """Registry of available writer classes by human readable name.""" def __init__(self): self._registered = dict() def register(self, name): """ Decorator for registering a class under a name. Example use:: @registry.register(name) class Foo: pass """ def wrapper(writer_cls): self._registered[name] = writer_cls return writer_cls return wrapper def is_available(self, name): """ Check if given writer is available by name. Parameters ---------- name : str Returns ------- bool """ try: cls = self._registered[name] except KeyError: return False return cls.isAvailable() def __iter__(self): """Iterate over names of available writer class.""" for name in self._registered: if self.is_available(name): yield name def list(self): """Get a list of available MovieWriters.""" return [*self] def __getitem__(self, name): """Get an available writer class from its name.""" if self.is_available(name): return self._registered[name] raise RuntimeError(f"Requested MovieWriter ({name}) not available") writers = MovieWriterRegistry() class AbstractMovieWriter(abc.ABC): """ Abstract base class for writing movies, providing a way to grab frames by calling `~AbstractMovieWriter.grab_frame`. `setup` is called to start the process and `finish` is called afterwards. `saving` is provided as a context manager to facilitate this process as :: with moviewriter.saving(fig, outfile='myfile.mp4', dpi=100): # Iterate over frames moviewriter.grab_frame(**savefig_kwargs) The use of the context manager ensures that `setup` and `finish` are performed as necessary. An instance of a concrete subclass of this class can be given as the ``writer`` argument of `Animation.save()`. """ def __init__(self, fps=5, metadata=None, codec=None, bitrate=None): self.fps = fps self.metadata = metadata if metadata is not None else {} self.codec = mpl._val_or_rc(codec, 'animation.codec') self.bitrate = mpl._val_or_rc(bitrate, 'animation.bitrate') @abc.abstractmethod def setup(self, fig, outfile, dpi=None): """ Setup for writing the movie file. Parameters ---------- fig : `~matplotlib.figure.Figure` The figure object that contains the information for frames. outfile : str The filename of the resulting movie file. dpi : float, default: ``fig.dpi`` The DPI (or resolution) for the file. This controls the size in pixels of the resulting movie file. """ # Check that path is valid Path(outfile).parent.resolve(strict=True) self.outfile = outfile self.fig = fig if dpi is None: dpi = self.fig.dpi self.dpi = dpi @property def frame_size(self): """A tuple ``(width, height)`` in pixels of a movie frame.""" w, h = self.fig.get_size_inches() return int(w * self.dpi), int(h * self.dpi) @abc.abstractmethod def grab_frame(self, **savefig_kwargs): """ Grab the image information from the figure and save as a movie frame. All keyword arguments in *savefig_kwargs* are passed on to the `~.Figure.savefig` call that saves the figure. However, several keyword arguments that are supported by `~.Figure.savefig` may not be passed as they are controlled by the MovieWriter: - *dpi*, *bbox_inches*: These may not be passed because each frame of the animation much be exactly the same size in pixels. - *format*: This is controlled by the MovieWriter. """ @abc.abstractmethod def finish(self): """Finish any processing for writing the movie.""" @contextlib.contextmanager def saving(self, fig, outfile, dpi, *args, **kwargs): """ Context manager to facilitate writing the movie file. ``*args, **kw`` are any parameters that should be passed to `setup`. """ if mpl.rcParams['savefig.bbox'] == 'tight': _log.info("Disabling savefig.bbox = 'tight', as it may cause " "frame size to vary, which is inappropriate for " "animation.") # This particular sequence is what contextlib.contextmanager wants self.setup(fig, outfile, dpi, *args, **kwargs) with mpl.rc_context({'savefig.bbox': None}): try: yield self finally: self.finish() class MovieWriter(AbstractMovieWriter): """ Base class for writing movies. This is a base class for MovieWriter subclasses that write a movie frame data to a pipe. You cannot instantiate this class directly. See examples for how to use its subclasses. Attributes ---------- frame_format : str The format used in writing frame data, defaults to 'rgba'. fig : `~matplotlib.figure.Figure` The figure to capture data from. This must be provided by the subclasses. """ # Builtin writer subclasses additionally define the _exec_key and _args_key # attributes, which indicate the rcParams entries where the path to the # executable and additional command-line arguments to the executable are # stored. Third-party writers cannot meaningfully set these as they cannot # extend rcParams with new keys. # Pipe-based writers only support RGBA, but file-based ones support more # formats. supported_formats = ["rgba"] def __init__(self, fps=5, codec=None, bitrate=None, extra_args=None, metadata=None): """ Parameters ---------- fps : int, default: 5 Movie frame rate (per second). codec : str or None, default: :rc:`animation.codec` The codec to use. bitrate : int, default: :rc:`animation.bitrate` The bitrate of the movie, in kilobits per second. Higher values means higher quality movies, but increase the file size. A value of -1 lets the underlying movie encoder select the bitrate. extra_args : list of str or None, optional Extra command-line arguments passed to the underlying movie encoder. These arguments are passed last to the encoder, just before the filename. The default, None, means to use :rc:`animation.[name-of-encoder]_args` for the builtin writers. metadata : dict[str, str], default: {} A dictionary of keys and values for metadata to include in the output file. Some keys that may be of use include: title, artist, genre, subject, copyright, srcform, comment. """ if type(self) is MovieWriter: # TODO MovieWriter is still an abstract class and needs to be # extended with a mixin. This should be clearer in naming # and description. For now, just give a reasonable error # message to users. raise TypeError( 'MovieWriter cannot be instantiated directly. Please use one ' 'of its subclasses.') super().__init__(fps=fps, metadata=metadata, codec=codec, bitrate=bitrate) self.frame_format = self.supported_formats[0] self.extra_args = extra_args def _adjust_frame_size(self): if self.codec == 'h264': wo, ho = self.fig.get_size_inches() w, h = adjusted_figsize(wo, ho, self.dpi, 2) if (wo, ho) != (w, h): self.fig.set_size_inches(w, h, forward=True) _log.info('figure size in inches has been adjusted ' 'from %s x %s to %s x %s', wo, ho, w, h) else: w, h = self.fig.get_size_inches() _log.debug('frame size in pixels is %s x %s', *self.frame_size) return w, h def setup(self, fig, outfile, dpi=None): # docstring inherited super().setup(fig, outfile, dpi=dpi) self._w, self._h = self._adjust_frame_size() # Run here so that grab_frame() can write the data to a pipe. This # eliminates the need for temp files. self._run() def _run(self): # Uses subprocess to call the program for assembling frames into a # movie file. *args* returns the sequence of command line arguments # from a few configuration options. command = self._args() _log.info('MovieWriter._run: running command: %s', cbook._pformat_subprocess(command)) PIPE = subprocess.PIPE self._proc = subprocess.Popen( command, stdin=PIPE, stdout=PIPE, stderr=PIPE, creationflags=subprocess_creation_flags) def finish(self): """Finish any processing for writing the movie.""" out, err = self._proc.communicate() # Use the encoding/errors that universal_newlines would use. out = TextIOWrapper(BytesIO(out)).read() err = TextIOWrapper(BytesIO(err)).read() if out: _log.log( logging.WARNING if self._proc.returncode else logging.DEBUG, "MovieWriter stdout:\n%s", out) if err: _log.log( logging.WARNING if self._proc.returncode else logging.DEBUG, "MovieWriter stderr:\n%s", err) if self._proc.returncode: raise subprocess.CalledProcessError( self._proc.returncode, self._proc.args, out, err) def grab_frame(self, **savefig_kwargs): # docstring inherited _validate_grabframe_kwargs(savefig_kwargs) _log.debug('MovieWriter.grab_frame: Grabbing frame.') # Readjust the figure size in case it has been changed by the user. # All frames must have the same size to save the movie correctly. self.fig.set_size_inches(self._w, self._h) # Save the figure data to the sink, using the frame format and dpi. self.fig.savefig(self._proc.stdin, format=self.frame_format, dpi=self.dpi, **savefig_kwargs) def _args(self): """Assemble list of encoder-specific command-line arguments.""" return NotImplementedError("args needs to be implemented by subclass.") @classmethod def bin_path(cls): """ Return the binary path to the commandline tool used by a specific subclass. This is a class method so that the tool can be looked for before making a particular MovieWriter subclass available. """ return str(mpl.rcParams[cls._exec_key]) @classmethod def isAvailable(cls): """Return whether a MovieWriter subclass is actually available.""" return shutil.which(cls.bin_path()) is not None class FileMovieWriter(MovieWriter): """ `MovieWriter` for writing to individual files and stitching at the end. This must be sub-classed to be useful. """ def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs): super().__init__(*args, **kwargs) self.frame_format = mpl.rcParams['animation.frame_format'] def setup(self, fig, outfile, dpi=None, frame_prefix=None): """ Setup for writing the movie file. Parameters ---------- fig : `~matplotlib.figure.Figure` The figure to grab the rendered frames from. outfile : str The filename of the resulting movie file. dpi : float, default: ``fig.dpi`` The dpi of the output file. This, with the figure size, controls the size in pixels of the resulting movie file. frame_prefix : str, optional The filename prefix to use for temporary files. If *None* (the default), files are written to a temporary directory which is deleted by `finish`; if not *None*, no temporary files are deleted. """ # Check that path is valid Path(outfile).parent.resolve(strict=True) self.fig = fig self.outfile = outfile if dpi is None: dpi = self.fig.dpi self.dpi = dpi self._adjust_frame_size() if frame_prefix is None: self._tmpdir = TemporaryDirectory() self.temp_prefix = str(Path(self._tmpdir.name, 'tmp')) else: self._tmpdir = None self.temp_prefix = frame_prefix self._frame_counter = 0 # used for generating sequential file names self._temp_paths = list() self.fname_format_str = '%s%%07d.%s' def __del__(self): if hasattr(self, '_tmpdir') and self._tmpdir: self._tmpdir.cleanup() @property def frame_format(self): """ Format (png, jpeg, etc.) to use for saving the frames, which can be decided by the individual subclasses. """ return self._frame_format @frame_format.setter def frame_format(self, frame_format): if frame_format in self.supported_formats: self._frame_format = frame_format else: _api.warn_external( f"Ignoring file format {frame_format!r} which is not " f"supported by {type(self).__name__}; using " f"{self.supported_formats[0]} instead.") self._frame_format = self.supported_formats[0] def _base_temp_name(self): # Generates a template name (without number) given the frame format # for extension and the prefix. return self.fname_format_str % (self.temp_prefix, self.frame_format) def grab_frame(self, **savefig_kwargs): # docstring inherited # Creates a filename for saving using basename and counter. _validate_grabframe_kwargs(savefig_kwargs) path = Path(self._base_temp_name() % self._frame_counter) self._temp_paths.append(path) # Record the filename for later use. self._frame_counter += 1 # Ensures each created name is unique. _log.debug('FileMovieWriter.grab_frame: Grabbing frame %d to path=%s', self._frame_counter, path) with open(path, 'wb') as sink: # Save figure to the sink. self.fig.savefig(sink, format=self.frame_format, dpi=self.dpi, **savefig_kwargs) def finish(self): # Call run here now that all frame grabbing is done. All temp files # are available to be assembled. try: self._run() super().finish() finally: if self._tmpdir: _log.debug( 'MovieWriter: clearing temporary path=%s', self._tmpdir ) self._tmpdir.cleanup() @writers.register('pillow') class PillowWriter(AbstractMovieWriter): @classmethod def isAvailable(cls): return True def setup(self, fig, outfile, dpi=None): super().setup(fig, outfile, dpi=dpi) self._frames = [] def grab_frame(self, **savefig_kwargs): _validate_grabframe_kwargs(savefig_kwargs) buf = BytesIO() self.fig.savefig( buf, **{**savefig_kwargs, "format": "rgba", "dpi": self.dpi}) self._frames.append(Image.frombuffer( "RGBA", self.frame_size, buf.getbuffer(), "raw", "RGBA", 0, 1)) def finish(self): self._frames[0].save( self.outfile, save_all=True, append_images=self._frames[1:], duration=int(1000 / self.fps), loop=0) # Base class of ffmpeg information. Has the config keys and the common set # of arguments that controls the *output* side of things. class FFMpegBase: """ Mixin class for FFMpeg output. This is a base class for the concrete `FFMpegWriter` and `FFMpegFileWriter` classes. """ _exec_key = 'animation.ffmpeg_path' _args_key = 'animation.ffmpeg_args' @property def output_args(self): args = [] if Path(self.outfile).suffix == '.gif': self.codec = 'gif' else: args.extend(['-vcodec', self.codec]) extra_args = (self.extra_args if self.extra_args is not None else mpl.rcParams[self._args_key]) # For h264, the default format is yuv444p, which is not compatible # with quicktime (and others). Specifying yuv420p fixes playback on # iOS, as well as HTML5 video in firefox and safari (on both Windows and # macOS). Also fixes internet explorer. This is as of 2015/10/29. if self.codec == 'h264' and '-pix_fmt' not in extra_args: args.extend(['-pix_fmt', 'yuv420p']) # For GIF, we're telling FFMPEG to split the video stream, to generate # a palette, and then use it for encoding. elif self.codec == 'gif' and '-filter_complex' not in extra_args: args.extend(['-filter_complex', 'split [a][b];[a] palettegen [p];[b][p] paletteuse']) if self.bitrate > 0: args.extend(['-b', '%dk' % self.bitrate]) # %dk: bitrate in kbps. for k, v in self.metadata.items(): args.extend(['-metadata', f'{k}={v}']) args.extend(extra_args) return args + ['-y', self.outfile] # Combine FFMpeg options with pipe-based writing @writers.register('ffmpeg') class FFMpegWriter(FFMpegBase, MovieWriter): """ Pipe-based ffmpeg writer. Frames are streamed directly to ffmpeg via a pipe and written in a single pass. This effectively works as a slideshow input to ffmpeg with the fps passed as ``-framerate``, so see also `their notes on frame rates`_ for further details. .. _their notes on frame rates: https://trac.ffmpeg.org/wiki/Slideshow#Framerates """ def _args(self): # Returns the command line parameters for subprocess to use # ffmpeg to create a movie using a pipe. args = [self.bin_path(), '-f', 'rawvideo', '-vcodec', 'rawvideo', '-s', '%dx%d' % self.frame_size, '-pix_fmt', self.frame_format, '-framerate', str(self.fps)] # Logging is quieted because subprocess.PIPE has limited buffer size. # If you have a lot of frames in your animation and set logging to # DEBUG, you will have a buffer overrun. if _log.getEffectiveLevel() > logging.DEBUG: args += ['-loglevel', 'error'] args += ['-i', 'pipe:'] + self.output_args return args # Combine FFMpeg options with temp file-based writing @writers.register('ffmpeg_file') class FFMpegFileWriter(FFMpegBase, FileMovieWriter): """ File-based ffmpeg writer. Frames are written to temporary files on disk and then stitched together at the end. This effectively works as a slideshow input to ffmpeg with the fps passed as ``-framerate``, so see also `their notes on frame rates`_ for further details. .. _their notes on frame rates: https://trac.ffmpeg.org/wiki/Slideshow#Framerates """ supported_formats = ['png', 'jpeg', 'tiff', 'raw', 'rgba'] def _args(self): # Returns the command line parameters for subprocess to use # ffmpeg to create a movie using a collection of temp images args = [] # For raw frames, we need to explicitly tell ffmpeg the metadata. if self.frame_format in {'raw', 'rgba'}: args += [ '-f', 'image2', '-vcodec', 'rawvideo', '-video_size', '%dx%d' % self.frame_size, '-pixel_format', 'rgba', ] args += ['-framerate', str(self.fps), '-i', self._base_temp_name()] if not self._tmpdir: args += ['-frames:v', str(self._frame_counter)] # Logging is quieted because subprocess.PIPE has limited buffer size. # If you have a lot of frames in your animation and set logging to # DEBUG, you will have a buffer overrun. if _log.getEffectiveLevel() > logging.DEBUG: args += ['-loglevel', 'error'] return [self.bin_path(), *args, *self.output_args] # Base class for animated GIFs with ImageMagick class ImageMagickBase: """ Mixin class for ImageMagick output. This is a base class for the concrete `ImageMagickWriter` and `ImageMagickFileWriter` classes, which define an ``input_names`` attribute (or property) specifying the input names passed to ImageMagick. """ _exec_key = 'animation.convert_path' _args_key = 'animation.convert_args' def _args(self): # ImageMagick does not recognize "raw". fmt = "rgba" if self.frame_format == "raw" else self.frame_format extra_args = (self.extra_args if self.extra_args is not None else mpl.rcParams[self._args_key]) return [ self.bin_path(), "-size", "%ix%i" % self.frame_size, "-depth", "8", "-delay", str(100 / self.fps), "-loop", "0", f"{fmt}:{self.input_names}", *extra_args, self.outfile, ] @classmethod def bin_path(cls): binpath = super().bin_path() if binpath == 'convert': binpath = mpl._get_executable_info('magick').executable return binpath @classmethod def isAvailable(cls): try: return super().isAvailable() except mpl.ExecutableNotFoundError as _enf: # May be raised by get_executable_info. _log.debug('ImageMagick unavailable due to: %s', _enf) return False # Combine ImageMagick options with pipe-based writing @writers.register('imagemagick') class ImageMagickWriter(ImageMagickBase, MovieWriter): """ Pipe-based animated gif writer. Frames are streamed directly to ImageMagick via a pipe and written in a single pass. """ input_names = "-" # stdin # Combine ImageMagick options with temp file-based writing @writers.register('imagemagick_file') class ImageMagickFileWriter(ImageMagickBase, FileMovieWriter): """ File-based animated gif writer. Frames are written to temporary files on disk and then stitched together at the end. """ supported_formats = ['png', 'jpeg', 'tiff', 'raw', 'rgba'] input_names = property( lambda self: f'{self.temp_prefix}*.{self.frame_format}') # Taken directly from jakevdp's JSAnimation package at # http://github.com/jakevdp/JSAnimation def _included_frames(frame_count, frame_format, frame_dir): return INCLUDED_FRAMES.format(Nframes=frame_count, frame_dir=frame_dir, frame_format=frame_format) def _embedded_frames(frame_list, frame_format): """frame_list should be a list of base64-encoded png files""" if frame_format == 'svg': # Fix MIME type for svg frame_format = 'svg+xml' template = ' frames[{0}] = "data:image/{1};base64,{2}"\n' return "\n" + "".join( template.format(i, frame_format, frame_data.replace('\n', '\\\n')) for i, frame_data in enumerate(frame_list)) @writers.register('html') class HTMLWriter(FileMovieWriter): """Writer for JavaScript-based HTML movies.""" supported_formats = ['png', 'jpeg', 'tiff', 'svg'] @classmethod def isAvailable(cls): return True def __init__(self, fps=30, codec=None, bitrate=None, extra_args=None, metadata=None, embed_frames=False, default_mode='loop', embed_limit=None): if extra_args: _log.warning("HTMLWriter ignores 'extra_args'") extra_args = () # Don't lookup nonexistent rcParam[args_key]. self.embed_frames = embed_frames self.default_mode = default_mode.lower() _api.check_in_list(['loop', 'once', 'reflect'], default_mode=self.default_mode) # Save embed limit, which is given in MB self._bytes_limit = mpl._val_or_rc(embed_limit, 'animation.embed_limit') # Convert from MB to bytes self._bytes_limit *= 1024 * 1024 super().__init__(fps, codec, bitrate, extra_args, metadata) def setup(self, fig, outfile, dpi=None, frame_dir=None): outfile = Path(outfile) _api.check_in_list(['.html', '.htm'], outfile_extension=outfile.suffix) self._saved_frames = [] self._total_bytes = 0 self._hit_limit = False if not self.embed_frames: if frame_dir is None: frame_dir = outfile.with_name(outfile.stem + '_frames') frame_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True) frame_prefix = frame_dir / 'frame' else: frame_prefix = None super().setup(fig, outfile, dpi, frame_prefix) self._clear_temp = False def grab_frame(self, **savefig_kwargs): _validate_grabframe_kwargs(savefig_kwargs) if self.embed_frames: # Just stop processing if we hit the limit if self._hit_limit: return f = BytesIO() self.fig.savefig(f, format=self.frame_format, dpi=self.dpi, **savefig_kwargs) imgdata64 = base64.encodebytes(f.getvalue()).decode('ascii') self._total_bytes += len(imgdata64) if self._total_bytes >= self._bytes_limit: _log.warning( "Animation size has reached %s bytes, exceeding the limit " "of %s. If you're sure you want a larger animation " "embedded, set the animation.embed_limit rc parameter to " "a larger value (in MB). This and further frames will be " "dropped.", self._total_bytes, self._bytes_limit) self._hit_limit = True else: self._saved_frames.append(imgdata64) else: return super().grab_frame(**savefig_kwargs) def finish(self): # save the frames to an html file if self.embed_frames: fill_frames = _embedded_frames(self._saved_frames, self.frame_format) frame_count = len(self._saved_frames) else: # temp names is filled by FileMovieWriter frame_count = len(self._temp_paths) fill_frames = _included_frames( frame_count, self.frame_format, self._temp_paths[0].parent.relative_to(self.outfile.parent)) mode_dict = dict(once_checked='', loop_checked='', reflect_checked='') mode_dict[self.default_mode + '_checked'] = 'checked' interval = 1000 // self.fps with open(self.outfile, 'w') as of: of.write(JS_INCLUDE + STYLE_INCLUDE) of.write(DISPLAY_TEMPLATE.format(id=uuid.uuid4().hex, Nframes=frame_count, fill_frames=fill_frames, interval=interval, **mode_dict)) # Duplicate the temporary file clean up logic from # FileMovieWriter.finish. We cannot call the inherited version of # finish because it assumes that there is a subprocess that we either # need to call to merge many frames together or that there is a # subprocess call that we need to clean up. if self._tmpdir: _log.debug('MovieWriter: clearing temporary path=%s', self._tmpdir) self._tmpdir.cleanup() class Animation: """ A base class for Animations. This class is not usable as is, and should be subclassed to provide needed behavior. .. note:: You must store the created Animation in a variable that lives as long as the animation should run. Otherwise, the Animation object will be garbage-collected and the animation stops. Parameters ---------- fig : `~matplotlib.figure.Figure` The figure object used to get needed events, such as draw or resize. event_source : object, optional A class that can run a callback when desired events are generated, as well as be stopped and started. Examples include timers (see `TimedAnimation`) and file system notifications. blit : bool, default: False Whether blitting is used to optimize drawing. If the backend does not support blitting, then this parameter has no effect. See Also -------- FuncAnimation, ArtistAnimation """ def __init__(self, fig, event_source=None, blit=False): self._draw_was_started = False self._fig = fig # Disables blitting for backends that don't support it. This # allows users to request it if available, but still have a # fallback that works if it is not. self._blit = blit and fig.canvas.supports_blit # These are the basics of the animation. The frame sequence represents # information for each frame of the animation and depends on how the # drawing is handled by the subclasses. The event source fires events # that cause the frame sequence to be iterated. self.frame_seq = self.new_frame_seq() self.event_source = event_source # Instead of starting the event source now, we connect to the figure's # draw_event, so that we only start once the figure has been drawn. self._first_draw_id = fig.canvas.mpl_connect('draw_event', self._start) # Connect to the figure's close_event so that we don't continue to # fire events and try to draw to a deleted figure. self._close_id = self._fig.canvas.mpl_connect('close_event', self._stop) if self._blit: self._setup_blit() def __del__(self): if not getattr(self, '_draw_was_started', True): warnings.warn( 'Animation was deleted without rendering anything. This is ' 'most likely not intended. To prevent deletion, assign the ' 'Animation to a variable, e.g. `anim`, that exists until you ' 'output the Animation using `plt.show()` or ' '`anim.save()`.' ) def _start(self, *args): """ Starts interactive animation. Adds the draw frame command to the GUI handler, calls show to start the event loop. """ # Do not start the event source if saving() it. if self._fig.canvas.is_saving(): return # First disconnect our draw event handler self._fig.canvas.mpl_disconnect(self._first_draw_id) # Now do any initial draw self._init_draw() # Add our callback for stepping the animation and # actually start the event_source. self.event_source.add_callback(self._step) self.event_source.start() def _stop(self, *args): # On stop we disconnect all of our events. if self._blit: self._fig.canvas.mpl_disconnect(self._resize_id) self._fig.canvas.mpl_disconnect(self._close_id) self.event_source.remove_callback(self._step) self.event_source = None def save(self, filename, writer=None, fps=None, dpi=None, codec=None, bitrate=None, extra_args=None, metadata=None, extra_anim=None, savefig_kwargs=None, *, progress_callback=None): """ Save the animation as a movie file by drawing every frame. Parameters ---------- filename : str The output filename, e.g., :file:`mymovie.mp4`. writer : `MovieWriter` or str, default: :rc:`animation.writer` A `MovieWriter` instance to use or a key that identifies a class to use, such as 'ffmpeg'. fps : int, optional Movie frame rate (per second). If not set, the frame rate from the animation's frame interval. dpi : float, default: :rc:`savefig.dpi` Controls the dots per inch for the movie frames. Together with the figure's size in inches, this controls the size of the movie. codec : str, default: :rc:`animation.codec`. The video codec to use. Not all codecs are supported by a given `MovieWriter`. bitrate : int, default: :rc:`animation.bitrate` The bitrate of the movie, in kilobits per second. Higher values means higher quality movies, but increase the file size. A value of -1 lets the underlying movie encoder select the bitrate. extra_args : list of str or None, optional Extra command-line arguments passed to the underlying movie encoder. These arguments are passed last to the encoder, just before the output filename. The default, None, means to use :rc:`animation.[name-of-encoder]_args` for the builtin writers. metadata : dict[str, str], default: {} Dictionary of keys and values for metadata to include in the output file. Some keys that may be of use include: title, artist, genre, subject, copyright, srcform, comment. extra_anim : list, default: [] Additional `Animation` objects that should be included in the saved movie file. These need to be from the same `.Figure` instance. Also, animation frames will just be simply combined, so there should be a 1:1 correspondence between the frames from the different animations. savefig_kwargs : dict, default: {} Keyword arguments passed to each `~.Figure.savefig` call used to save the individual frames. progress_callback : function, optional A callback function that will be called for every frame to notify the saving progress. It must have the signature :: def func(current_frame: int, total_frames: int) -> Any where *current_frame* is the current frame number and *total_frames* is the total number of frames to be saved. *total_frames* is set to None, if the total number of frames cannot be determined. Return values may exist but are ignored. Example code to write the progress to stdout:: progress_callback = lambda i, n: print(f'Saving frame {i}/{n}') Notes ----- *fps*, *codec*, *bitrate*, *extra_args* and *metadata* are used to construct a `.MovieWriter` instance and can only be passed if *writer* is a string. If they are passed as non-*None* and *writer* is a `.MovieWriter`, a `RuntimeError` will be raised. """ all_anim = [self] if extra_anim is not None: all_anim.extend(anim for anim in extra_anim if anim._fig is self._fig) # Disable "Animation was deleted without rendering" warning. for anim in all_anim: anim._draw_was_started = True if writer is None: writer = mpl.rcParams['animation.writer'] elif (not isinstance(writer, str) and any(arg is not None for arg in (fps, codec, bitrate, extra_args, metadata))): raise RuntimeError('Passing in values for arguments ' 'fps, codec, bitrate, extra_args, or metadata ' 'is not supported when writer is an existing ' 'MovieWriter instance. These should instead be ' 'passed as arguments when creating the ' 'MovieWriter instance.') if savefig_kwargs is None: savefig_kwargs = {} else: # we are going to mutate this below savefig_kwargs = dict(savefig_kwargs) if fps is None and hasattr(self, '_interval'): # Convert interval in ms to frames per second fps = 1000. / self._interval # Reuse the savefig DPI for ours if none is given. dpi = mpl._val_or_rc(dpi, 'savefig.dpi') if dpi == 'figure': dpi = self._fig.dpi writer_kwargs = {} if codec is not None: writer_kwargs['codec'] = codec if bitrate is not None: writer_kwargs['bitrate'] = bitrate if extra_args is not None: writer_kwargs['extra_args'] = extra_args if metadata is not None: writer_kwargs['metadata'] = metadata # If we have the name of a writer, instantiate an instance of the # registered class. if isinstance(writer, str): try: writer_cls = writers[writer] except RuntimeError: # Raised if not available. writer_cls = PillowWriter # Always available. _log.warning("MovieWriter %s unavailable; using Pillow " "instead.", writer) writer = writer_cls(fps, **writer_kwargs) _log.info('Animation.save using %s', type(writer)) if 'bbox_inches' in savefig_kwargs: _log.warning("Warning: discarding the 'bbox_inches' argument in " "'savefig_kwargs' as it may cause frame size " "to vary, which is inappropriate for animation.") savefig_kwargs.pop('bbox_inches') # Create a new sequence of frames for saved data. This is different # from new_frame_seq() to give the ability to save 'live' generated # frame information to be saved later. # TODO: Right now, after closing the figure, saving a movie won't work # since GUI widgets are gone. Either need to remove extra code to # allow for this non-existent use case or find a way to make it work. facecolor = savefig_kwargs.get('facecolor', mpl.rcParams['savefig.facecolor']) if facecolor == 'auto': facecolor = self._fig.get_facecolor() def _pre_composite_to_white(color): r, g, b, a = mcolors.to_rgba(color) return a * np.array([r, g, b]) + 1 - a savefig_kwargs['facecolor'] = _pre_composite_to_white(facecolor) savefig_kwargs['transparent'] = False # just to be safe! # canvas._is_saving = True makes the draw_event animation-starting # callback a no-op; canvas.manager = None prevents resizing the GUI # widget (both are likewise done in savefig()). with writer.saving(self._fig, filename, dpi), \ cbook._setattr_cm(self._fig.canvas, _is_saving=True, manager=None): for anim in all_anim: anim._init_draw() # Clear the initial frame frame_number = 0 # TODO: Currently only FuncAnimation has a save_count # attribute. Can we generalize this to all Animations? save_count_list = [getattr(a, '_save_count', None) for a in all_anim] if None in save_count_list: total_frames = None else: total_frames = sum(save_count_list) for data in zip(*[a.new_saved_frame_seq() for a in all_anim]): for anim, d in zip(all_anim, data): # TODO: See if turning off blit is really necessary anim._draw_next_frame(d, blit=False) if progress_callback is not None: progress_callback(frame_number, total_frames) frame_number += 1 writer.grab_frame(**savefig_kwargs) def _step(self, *args): """ Handler for getting events. By default, gets the next frame in the sequence and hands the data off to be drawn. """ # Returns True to indicate that the event source should continue to # call _step, until the frame sequence reaches the end of iteration, # at which point False will be returned. try: framedata = next(self.frame_seq) self._draw_next_frame(framedata, self._blit) return True except StopIteration: return False def new_frame_seq(self): """Return a new sequence of frame information.""" # Default implementation is just an iterator over self._framedata return iter(self._framedata) def new_saved_frame_seq(self): """Return a new sequence of saved/cached frame information.""" # Default is the same as the regular frame sequence return self.new_frame_seq() def _draw_next_frame(self, framedata, blit): # Breaks down the drawing of the next frame into steps of pre- and # post- draw, as well as the drawing of the frame itself. self._pre_draw(framedata, blit) self._draw_frame(framedata) self._post_draw(framedata, blit) def _init_draw(self): # Initial draw to clear the frame. Also used by the blitting code # when a clean base is required. self._draw_was_started = True def _pre_draw(self, framedata, blit): # Perform any cleaning or whatnot before the drawing of the frame. # This default implementation allows blit to clear the frame. if blit: self._blit_clear(self._drawn_artists) def _draw_frame(self, framedata): # Performs actual drawing of the frame. raise NotImplementedError('Needs to be implemented by subclasses to' ' actually make an animation.') def _post_draw(self, framedata, blit): # After the frame is rendered, this handles the actual flushing of # the draw, which can be a direct draw_idle() or make use of the # blitting. if blit and self._drawn_artists: self._blit_draw(self._drawn_artists) else: self._fig.canvas.draw_idle() # The rest of the code in this class is to facilitate easy blitting def _blit_draw(self, artists): # Handles blitted drawing, which renders only the artists given instead # of the entire figure. updated_ax = {a.axes for a in artists} # Enumerate artists to cache Axes backgrounds. We do not draw # artists yet to not cache foreground from plots with shared Axes for ax in updated_ax: # If we haven't cached the background for the current view of this # Axes object, do so now. This might not always be reliable, but # it's an attempt to automate the process. cur_view = ax._get_view() view, bg = self._blit_cache.get(ax, (object(), None)) if cur_view != view: self._blit_cache[ax] = ( cur_view, ax.figure.canvas.copy_from_bbox(ax.bbox)) # Make a separate pass to draw foreground. for a in artists: a.axes.draw_artist(a) # After rendering all the needed artists, blit each Axes individually. for ax in updated_ax: ax.figure.canvas.blit(ax.bbox) def _blit_clear(self, artists): # Get a list of the Axes that need clearing from the artists that # have been drawn. Grab the appropriate saved background from the # cache and restore. axes = {a.axes for a in artists} for ax in axes: try: view, bg = self._blit_cache[ax] except KeyError: continue if ax._get_view() == view: ax.figure.canvas.restore_region(bg) else: self._blit_cache.pop(ax) def _setup_blit(self): # Setting up the blit requires: a cache of the background for the Axes self._blit_cache = dict() self._drawn_artists = [] # _post_draw needs to be called first to initialize the renderer self._post_draw(None, self._blit) # Then we need to clear the Frame for the initial draw # This is typically handled in _on_resize because QT and Tk # emit a resize event on launch, but the macosx backend does not, # thus we force it here for everyone for consistency self._init_draw() # Connect to future resize events self._resize_id = self._fig.canvas.mpl_connect('resize_event', self._on_resize) def _on_resize(self, event): # On resize, we need to disable the resize event handling so we don't # get too many events. Also stop the animation events, so that # we're paused. Reset the cache and re-init. Set up an event handler # to catch once the draw has actually taken place. self._fig.canvas.mpl_disconnect(self._resize_id) self.event_source.stop() self._blit_cache.clear() self._init_draw() self._resize_id = self._fig.canvas.mpl_connect('draw_event', self._end_redraw) def _end_redraw(self, event): # Now that the redraw has happened, do the post draw flushing and # blit handling. Then re-enable all of the original events. self._post_draw(None, False) self.event_source.start() self._fig.canvas.mpl_disconnect(self._resize_id) self._resize_id = self._fig.canvas.mpl_connect('resize_event', self._on_resize) def to_html5_video(self, embed_limit=None): """ Convert the animation to an HTML5 ``