Get the width of the rectangle in the plot created using matplootlib

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How do I get the size (width and height) of the rectangle of a plot create with matplotlib's pyplot library. Specifically I need the width of the box:

Here is a part of the code:

import matplotlib.pyplot as plt                                                           
plt.figure()                                                  
bar_plot = plt.bar(df.index, df_mean, yerr=df_std*1.96, color=colors);

@Smectic : It seems you copied the answer from the duplicate I marked. In such cases, you should have also included what fig is i.e., fig = plt.figure() — Sheldore
– Sheldore, Commented May 29, 2020 at 17:01
I use it recently but I don't know is the output give the size with or without the labels. But your link gave me the answer. Thx — Smectic
– Smectic, Commented May 29, 2020 at 17:04
@Sheldore I think it returns the entire figure size not the rectangle box's size, right? — Tahlil
– Tahlil, Commented May 29, 2020 at 17:15
@Tahlil I check a plot having array([314., 192.]) as the output of fig.get_size_inches()*fig.dpi and measured it using Inkscape. The value correspond to the entire size of the plot not the box — Smectic
– Smectic, Commented Jun 2, 2020 at 12:28

dukeeloo · Accepted Answer · 2022-11-19 18:44:35Z

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You can get the with of the box using

ax.get_window_extent().transformed(ax.get_figure().dpi_scale_trans.inverted()).width*ax.get_figure().dpi

answered Nov 19, 2022 at 18:44

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