kedro.extras.datasets.matplotlib.MatplotlibWriter

class kedro.extras.datasets.matplotlib.MatplotlibWriter(filepath, fs_args=None, credentials=None, save_args=None, version=None, overwrite=False)[source]

MatplotlibWriter saves one or more Matplotlib objects as image files to an underlying filesystem (e.g. local, S3, GCS).

Example usage for the YAML API:

output_plot:
  type: matplotlib.MatplotlibWriter
  filepath: data/08_reporting/output_plot.png
  save_args:
    format: png

Example usage for the Python API:

import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
from kedro.extras.datasets.matplotlib import MatplotlibWriter

fig = plt.figure()
plt.plot([1, 2, 3])
plot_writer = MatplotlibWriter(
    filepath="data/08_reporting/output_plot.png"
)
plt.close()
plot_writer.save(fig)

Example saving a plot as a PDF file:

import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
from kedro.extras.datasets.matplotlib import MatplotlibWriter

fig = plt.figure()
plt.plot([1, 2, 3])
pdf_plot_writer = MatplotlibWriter(
    filepath="data/08_reporting/output_plot.pdf",
    save_args={"format": "pdf"},
)
plt.close()
pdf_plot_writer.save(fig)

Example saving multiple plots in a folder, using a dictionary:

import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
from kedro.extras.datasets.matplotlib import MatplotlibWriter

plots_dict = {}
for colour in ["blue", "green", "red"]:
    plots_dict[f"{colour}.png"] = plt.figure()
    plt.plot([1, 2, 3], color=colour)

plt.close("all")
dict_plot_writer = MatplotlibWriter(
    filepath="data/08_reporting/plots"
)
dict_plot_writer.save(plots_dict)

Example saving multiple plots in a folder, using a list:

import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
from kedro.extras.datasets.matplotlib import MatplotlibWriter

plots_list = []
for i in range(5):
    plots_list.append(plt.figure())
    plt.plot([i, i + 1, i + 2])
plt.close("all")
list_plot_writer = MatplotlibWriter(
    filepath="data/08_reporting/plots"
)
list_plot_writer.save(plots_list)

Attributes

DEFAULT_SAVE_ARGS

Methods

exists()

Checks whether a data set's output already exists by calling the provided _exists() method.

from_config(name, config[, load_version, ...])

Create a data set instance using the configuration provided.

load()

Loads data by delegation to the provided load method.

release()

Release any cached data.

resolve_load_version()

Compute the version the dataset should be loaded with.

resolve_save_version()

Compute the version the dataset should be saved with.

save(data)

Saves data by delegation to the provided save method.
DEFAULT_SAVE_ARGS: Dict[str, Any] = {}
__init__(filepath, fs_args=None, credentials=None, save_args=None, version=None, overwrite=False)[source]

Creates a new instance of MatplotlibWriter.

Parameters

  • filepath (str) – Filepath in POSIX format to save Matplotlib objects to, prefixed with a protocol like s3://. If prefix is not provided, file protocol (local filesystem) will be used. The prefix should be any protocol supported by fsspec.

  • fs_args (Optional[Dict[str, Any]]) – Extra arguments to pass into underlying filesystem class constructor (e.g. {“project”: “my-project”} for GCSFileSystem), as well as to pass to the filesystem’s open method through nested key open_args_save. Here you can find all available arguments for open: https://filesystem-spec.readthedocs.io/en/latest/api.html#fsspec.spec.AbstractFileSystem.open All defaults are preserved, except mode, which is set to wb when saving.

  • credentials (Optional[Dict[str, Any]]) – Credentials required to get access to the underlying filesystem. E.g. for S3FileSystem it should look like: {‘key’: ‘<id>’, ‘secret’: ‘<key>’}}

  • save_args (Optional[Dict[str, Any]]) – Save args passed to plt.savefig. See https://matplotlib.org/api/_as_gen/matplotlib.pyplot.savefig.html

  • version (Optional[Version]) – If specified, should be an instance of kedro.io.core.Version. If its load attribute is None, the latest version will be loaded. If its save attribute is None, save version will be autogenerated.

  • overwrite (bool) – If True, any existing image files will be removed. Only relevant when saving multiple Matplotlib objects at once.

exists()

Checks whether a data set’s output already exists by calling the provided _exists() method.

Return type

bool

Returns

Flag indicating whether the output already exists.

Raises

DatasetError – when underlying exists method raises error.

classmethod from_config(name, config, load_version=None, save_version=None)

Create a data set instance using the configuration provided.

Parameters

  • name – Data set name.

  • config – Data set config dictionary.

  • load_version – Version string to be used for load operation if the data set is versioned. Has no effect on the data set if versioning was not enabled.

  • save_version – Version string to be used for save operation if the data set is versioned. Has no effect on the data set if versioning was not enabled.

Returns

An instance of an AbstractDataset subclass.

Raises

DatasetError – When the function fails to create the data set from its config.

load()

Loads data by delegation to the provided load method.

Return type

TypeVar(_DO)

Returns

Data returned by the provided load method.

Raises

DatasetError – When underlying load method raises error.

release()

Release any cached data.

Raises

DatasetError – when underlying release method raises error.

Return type

None

resolve_load_version()

Compute the version the dataset should be loaded with.

Return type

str | None

resolve_save_version()

Compute the version the dataset should be saved with.

Return type

str | None

save(data)

Saves data by delegation to the provided save method.

Parameters

data (TypeVar(_DI)) – the value to be saved by provided save method.

Raises

  • DatasetError – when underlying save method raises error.

  • FileNotFoundError – when save method got file instead of dir, on Windows.

  • NotADirectoryError – when save method got file instead of dir, on Unix.

Return type

None