midlearn.scale_color_theme

midlearn.scale_color_theme(theme: str | list[str] | color_theme, midpoint: float = 0, **kwargs) → scale_color_theme_d | scale_color_theme_c[source]

Scale for ‘color’ aesthetics of plotnine graphics.

Generate either a discrete or continuous color scale depending on the theme type.

Parameters:

  • theme (str or list of str or color_theme) – The name of the theme (str), a list of custom colors (list[str]), or an existing color_theme object.

  • midpoint (float, default 0) – The value used as the center for the ‘diverging’ color scale.

  • **kwargs (dict) – Additional keyword arguments passed to the constructor of scales.

Returns:

A plotnine color scale object based on the theme’s type.

Return type:

scale_color_theme_d or scale_color_theme_c

See also

scale_fill_theme

The corresponding scale function for the ‘fill’ aesthetic.

Notes

If the theme is ‘qualitative’, it returns scale_color_theme_d. Otherwise, it returns scale_color_theme_c.