Display a Racoon FaceΒΆ

An example that displays a racoon face with matplotlib.

Python source code: plot_display_face.py

import scipy.misc
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
f = scipy.misc.face(gray=True)
plt.figure(figsize=(10, 3.6))
plt.subplot(131)
plt.imshow(f, cmap=plt.cm.gray)
plt.subplot(132)
plt.imshow(f, cmap=plt.cm.gray, vmin=30, vmax=200)
plt.axis('off')
plt.subplot(133)
plt.imshow(f, cmap=plt.cm.gray)
plt.contour(f, [50, 200])
plt.axis('off')
plt.subplots_adjust(wspace=0, hspace=0., top=0.99, bottom=0.01, left=0.05,
right=0.99)
plt.show()