v0.4.1 (#34)

* pass through kwargs on export

* doc string

* demo page

Author: steveberardi

mkdocs.yml

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ repo_url: https://github.com/steveberardi/starplot
 
 nav:
     - Overview: index.md
+    - Demo: demo.md
     - Installation: installation.md
     - Examples: examples.md
     - Reference:

scripts/scratchpad.py

@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ def create_zenith():
         adjust_text=True,
     )
     p.refresh_legend()
-    p.export("temp/zenith-poway.svg", format="svg")
+    p.export("temp/zenith-poway.png", format="png", transparent=True)
 
 
 def create_map_mercator():
@@ -294,8 +294,8 @@ def dump_extensions():
 # create_map_mercator()
 # create_map_stereo_north()
 # create_map_stereo_south()
-create_map_orion()
-create_map_sgr()
+# create_map_orion()
+# create_map_sgr()
 
 # create_map_with_planets()
 

src/starplot/__init__.py

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 """Star charts and maps"""
 
-__version__ = "0.4.0"
+__version__ = "0.4.1"
 
 from .base import StarPlot  # noqa: F401
 from .zenith import ZenithPlot  # noqa: F401

src/starplot/base.py

@@ -120,13 +120,14 @@ def close_fig(self) -> None:
         if self.fig:
             plt.close(self.fig)
 
-    def export(self, filename: str, format: str = "png", padding: float = 0):
+    def export(self, filename: str, format: str = "png", padding: float = 0, **kwargs):
         """Exports the plot to an image file.
 
         Args:
             filename: Filename of exported file
             format: Format of file: "png" or "svg"
             padding: Padding (in inches) around the image
+            **kwargs: Any keyword arguments to pass through to matplotlib's `savefig` method
 
         """
         self.fig.savefig(
@@ -135,6 +136,7 @@ def export(self, filename: str, format: str = "png", padding: float = 0):
             bbox_inches="tight",
             pad_inches=padding,
             dpi=144,  # (self.resolution / self.figure_size * 1.28),
+            **kwargs,
         )
 
     def draw_reticle(self, ra: float, dec: float) -> None: