Python plot - stacked image slices

Question

I have a series of basic 2D images (3 for simplicity for now) and these are related to each other, analogous to frames from a movie:

Within python how may I stack the

Answer 1

As far as I know, matplotlib has no 3D equivalent to imshow that would allow you to draw a 2D array as a plane within 3D axes. However, mayavi seems to have exactly the function you're looking for.