Python: A4 size for a plot

Question

I have a code that saves a figure with: ``` savefig("foo.eps", orientation = 'portrait', format = 'eps') ``` If I don't specify anythingelse, the figure is correctly saved but when I print it, the figure fills only the half of a A4 sheet.If I modify the string as: ``` savefig("foo.eps", papertype = 'a4', orientation = 'portrait', format = 'eps') ``` Nothing chages! How can I set the size of the figure in a way that it fills the whole A4 sheet? Many thanks in advance.

Accepted Answer

Try to set the size of the figure (in inches) before you save it. You can do this when you initialize the figure by doing:

```
figure(figsize=(11.69,8.27)) # for landscape
```

or if the figure exists:

```
f = gcf()  # f = figure(n) if you know the figure number
f.set_size_inches(11.69,8.27)
```

or in advance for all plots, using

```
rc('figure', figsize=(11.69,8.27))
```

Python: A4 size for a plot

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