change background *without* a frame with matplotlib

Question

Given this code,

from pylab import *
ion()
axes(frameon = 0, aspect = 1, polar = 1)
grid (True)

I get the window, containing the axes, where I can plot what I need.

I want to change the background of this window from the standard gray to another color.

I do not want to use a frame.

Answer 1

You need to specify an argument to the facecolor parameter when calling figure():

from pylab import *
ion()
figure(facecolor='white') # Or any other color
axes(frameon = 0, aspect = 1, polar = 1)
grid(True)