Plot size changes on saving plot in matplotlib

Question

I have plotted a graph with 14 subplots in matplotlib. In the window the plot looks like this-

I save this plot using following command-

import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
plt.savefig('img.png')

But the image that is saved looked like this-

Notice that the x axis labels get overlapped because the image is shrinked. The savefig() function has optional argument dpi, but it changes the resolution/quality of saved plot.

I also tried this, but it is used to improve image resolution.

I want the axis labels to be nicely spaced as in the window. Thanks

Do you want only a `.png` file? If not have your tried `.pdf` ? — Srivatsan, Jul 28 '15 at 15:17
Yes, I want the .png . I found the solutions and posted it as well — Zeeshan, Jul 28 '15 at 15:22

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 28 '15 at 15:18

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Ok, So I found the solution myself and posting it here for anyone who might face similar problem. I changed the figure size before saving and following code does the trick-

import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
fig =plt.gcf()
fig.set_size_inches(20, 11,dpi=100)
plt.savefig('img.png')

answered Jul 28 '15 at 15:18

Zeeshan

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Thanks! I was having the same problem and couldn't figure out what I was doing wrong :) – Nikki Mino Aug 22 '20 at 01:52

Plot size changes on saving plot in matplotlib

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