Calculate contours

Contours are calculated using the lines(), filled(), multi_lines() and multi_filled() methods of a ContourGenerator object that is obtained by calling the contour_generator() function. There are many options available for contouring that equate to keyword arguments passed to the contour_generator() function, these are described in turn below.

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The other main source of information is the API.

• Algorithm name
• z array, mask and corner mask
• x and y grid
• Chunks
• Line type
• Fill type
• Quad as triangles
• z interpolation
• Threads
• Limitations