'pcolormesh: actual edges', ... aspect='equal') >>> X, Y = np.meshgrid(xedges, yedges) >>> ax.pcolormesh(X, Y, H) :class:`NonUniformImage ` can be used to display actual bin edges with interpolation: >>> ax = fig.add_subplot(133, title='NonUniformImage: interpolated', ... aspect='equal', xlim=xedges[[0, -1]], ylim=yedges[[0, -1]]) >>> im = NonUniformImage(ax, interpolation='bilinear') >>> xcenters = (xedges[:-1] + xedges[1:]) / 2 >>> ycenters = (yedges[:-1] + yedges[1:]) / 2 >>> im.set_data(xcenters, ycenters, H) >>> ax.add_image(im) >>> plt.show() It is also possible to construct a 2-D histogram without specifying bin edges: >>> # Generate non-symmetric test data >>> n = 10000 >>> x = np.linspace(1, 100, n) >>> y = 2*np.log(x) + np.random.rand(n) - 0.5 >>> # Compute 2d histogram. Note the order of x/y and xedges/yedges >>> H, yedges, xedges = np.histogram2d(y, x, bins=20) Now we can plot the histogram using :func:`pcolormesh `, and a :func:`hexbin ` for comparison. >>> # Plot histogram using pcolormesh >>> fig, (ax1, ax2) = plt.subplots(ncols=2, sharey=True) >>> ax1.pcolormesh(xedges, yedges, H, cmap='rainbow') >>> ax1.plot(x, 2*np.log(x), 'k-') >>> ax1.set_xlim(x.min(), x.max()) >>> ax1.set_ylim(y.min(), y.max()) >>> ax1.set_xlabel('x') >>> ax1.set_ylabel('y') >>> ax1.set_title('histogram2d') >>> ax1.grid() >>> # Create hexbin plot for comparison >>> ax2.hexbin(x, y, gridsize=20, cmap='rainbow') >>> ax2.plot(x, 2*np.log(x), 'k-') >>> ax2.set_title('hexbin') >>> ax2.set_xlim(x.min(), x.max()) >>> ax2.set_xlabel('x') >>> ax2.grid() >>> plt.show() r