figure.add_subplot() vs pyplot.subplot()

Question

What is the difference between add_subplot() and subplot()? They both seem to add a subplot if one isn\'t there. I looked at the documentation but

Answer 1

pyplot.subplot is wrapper of Figure.add_subplot with a difference in behavior. Creating a subplot with pyplot.subplot will delete any pre-existing subplot that overlaps with it beyond sharing a boundary. If you do not want this behavior, use the Figure.add_subplot method or the pyplot.axes function instead. More