How to save multiple graphs as separate pages in a pdf?

Question

I have a loop that loops through 50 dataframes and calculates a variable called p90_annual for each. Within this loop I want to plot p90_annual as a page in a pdf where each page is p90_annual for each dataframe. (I want a 50 page pdf where each page is the plot of p90_annual for each dataframe) I am currently using:

with PdfPages('90thPercentile.pdf') as pdf:
    plt.figure
    plt.plot(p90_annual)
    plt.title(j)
    plt.ylabel('Days Above 90th Percentile')
    pdf.savefig()
    plt.close()

When I do this I only get one page with the last instance of p90_annual plotted. How can I modify this so that it adds a new page for each instance of p90_annual as it loops through?

For Context...below is the larger loop that I am trying to get this to work within

# Huge Loop
for j in TempDict:
    #Make Baseline
    df=TempDict[j]
    df=pd.to_numeric(df.tmax, errors='coerce')
    mask = (df.index >= '1900-01-01') & (df.index <= '1940-12-31')
    Baseline=df.loc[mask]
    Tmax=Baseline.astype(np.float)
    Index=Baseline.index
    DailyBase=pd.DataFrame(data={'date':Index,'tmax':Tmax})
    #pivot dataframe
    DailyBase['year']=DailyBase.date.dt.year
    DailyBase['day']=DailyBase.date.dt.strftime('%m-%d')
    BaseResult=DailyBase[DailyBase.day!='02-29'].pivot(index='year',columns='day',values='tmax')
    #Calculate Percentiles
    BaseResult.index=list(range(1,42))
    BaseResult.insert(0,'12-31_',BaseResult['12-31'])
    BaseResult.insert(0,'12-30_',BaseResult['12-30'])
    BaseResult['01-01_'] = BaseResult['01-01']
    BaseResult['01-02_'] = BaseResult['01-02']
    p90_todict = {}
    for i in range(len(BaseResult.columns)-4):
        index = i+2
        p90_todict[BaseResult.columns[index]] = np.quantile(BaseResult.iloc[:,index-2:index+3].dropna(),.9)
    np.quantile(BaseResult.iloc[:,index-2:index+3].dropna(),.98)
    #Make POR dataframe
    #pull tmax and dates from original ACIS data
    FullTmax=df.astype(np.float)
    FullIndex=df.index
    #create and rotate data frame
    DailyPOR=pd.DataFrame(data={'date':FullIndex,'tmax':FullTmax})
    DailyPOR['year']=DailyPOR.date.dt.year
    DailyPOR['day']=DailyPOR.date.dt.strftime('%m-%d')
    PORResult=DailyPOR[DailyPOR.day!='02-29'].pivot(index='year',columns='day',values='tmax')
    #Compare POR and baseline
    import copy
    #eliminate leap years from POR daily data
    noleap_DailyPOR = copy.copy(DailyPOR[DailyPOR.day != '02-29'])
    noleap_DailyPOR.index = noleap_DailyPOR.date
    #Use only winter months
    only_winter = noleap_DailyPOR[(noleap_DailyPOR.index.month >= 12) | (noleap_DailyPOR.index.month <= 2)]
    #set results to 0 for counts
    p90results = pd.DataFrame(index = only_winter.date)
    p90results['above90'] = 0
    #Compare POR and percentiles
    for index, row in only_winter.iterrows():
        if row.tmax > p90_todict[row.day]:
            p90results.loc[row.date,'above90'] = 1
    #Sum annual counts above percentiles
    p90_annual=p90results.groupby(p90results.index.year).sum()
    with PdfPages('90thPercentile.pdf') as pdf:
        plt.rcParams['text.usetex'] = False
        plt.figure
        plt.plot(p90_annual)
        plt.title(j)
        plt.ylabel('Days Above 90th Percentile')
        pdf.savefig()
        plt.close()

Does this help? https://matplotlib.org/stable/gallery/misc/multipage_pdf.html — manaclan, Nov 23 '21 at 03:39
Unfortunately no, I tried adding ``` with PdfPages('90thPercentile.pdf') as pdf: plt.rcParams['text.usetex'] = False plt.figure plt.plot(p90_annual) plt.title(j) plt.ylabel('Days Above 90th Percentile') pdf.savefig() plt.close()``` but I'm still only getting the last instance of p90_annual — Megan Martin, Nov 23 '21 at 03:51
I have an answer provided here, slightly different approach; may be useful/interesting: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/38938454/python-saving-multiple-subplot-figures-to-pdf/38943527#38943527 — John Collins, Nov 23 '21 at 08:30

manaclan · Accepted Answer · 2021-11-23T04:04:23.977

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Putting the for loop inside with PDFPages() as pdf: will help:

import numpy as np
from matplotlib.backends.backend_pdf import PdfPages
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import pandas as pd


p90_annual = pd.DataFrame({"data": [19,20,13]})

with PdfPages('90thPercentile.pdf') as pdf:
  for i in range(0,50):
    plt.figure
    plt.plot(p90_annual)
    plt.title(i)
    plt.ylabel('Days Above 90th Percentile')
    pdf.savefig()
  plt.close()

Update: I think I didn't clarify well enough, the point is just move with PDFPages() as pdf: outside of your loop then everything will be file.

with PdfPages('90thPercentile.pdf') as pdf:
  #your loop here
  for j in TempDict:
    ....
    plt.figure
    plt.plot(p90_annual)
    plt.title(i)
    plt.ylabel('Days Above 90th Percentile')
    pdf.savefig()
    plt.close()

edited Nov 23 '21 at 04:04

answered Nov 23 '21 at 03:46

manaclan

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This doesn't work because p90annual is in a larger for loop. For context I'll post my full loop above – Megan Martin Nov 23 '21 at 03:53
Hi, I checked your update, moving the `with PdfPages('90thPercentile.pdf') as pdf:` to above `for j in TempDict:` will work. Check my update – manaclan Nov 23 '21 at 03:58

How to save multiple graphs as separate pages in a pdf?

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