remove colorbar from figure in matplotlib

Question

This should be easy but I\'m having a hard time with it. Basically, I have a subplot in matplotlib that I\'m drawing a hexbin plot in every time a function is called, but ev

Answer 1

Alright, here's my solution. Not terribly elegant, but not a terrible hack either.

def foo(self):
   self.subplot.clear()
   hb = self.subplot.hexbin(...)
   if self.cb:
      self.figure.delaxes(self.figure.axes[1])
      self.figure.subplots_adjust(right=0.90)  #default right padding
   self.cb = self.figure.colorbar(hb)

This works for my needs since I only ever have a single subplot. People who run into the same problem when using multiple subplots or when drawing the colorbar in a different position will need to tweak.