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import numpy as np
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import matplotlib.animation as animation
fig = plt.figure()
def f(x, y):
return np.sin(x) + np.cos(y)
x = np.linspace(0, 2 * np.pi, 120)
y = np.linspace(0, 2 * np.pi, 100).reshape(-1, 1)
# ims is a list of lists, each row is a list of artists to draw in the
# current frame; here we are just animating one artist, the image, in
# each frame
ims = []
for i in range(60):
x += np.pi / 15.
y += np.pi / 20.
im = plt.imshow(f(x, y), animated=True)
ims.append([im])
ani = animation.ArtistAnimation(fig, ims, interval=50, blit=True,
repeat_delay=1000)
# To save the animation, use e.g.
#
# ani.save("movie.mp4")
#
# or
#
# from matplotlib.animation import FFMpegWriter
# writer = FFMpegWriter(fps=15, metadata=dict(artist='Me'), bitrate=1800)
# ani.save("movie.mp4", writer=writer)
plt.show()