Thanks very much indeed -- that has me sorted. I'll give
> imshow a go as well when I get a chance.
> I've attached an image of the results to give you an idea
> what I'm up to.
Very nice.. what do the colors represent, pray tell? Also, in case
you missed the announcement for 0.65, matplotlib now a number of new
colormaps, in addition to the trusty jet.
autumn bone cool copper flag gray hot hsv jet pink prism spring
summer winter
> I can't praise matplotlib highly enough, it has done 90% of
> the hard work in getting a very handy mapping tool together
> in a matter of days.
Great - thanks for the encouragement.
> Hope Santa brings you what you deserve.
With three kids, why do I get the feeling I won't be on the receiving
end of Christmas this year? 
JDH
> Thanks very much indeed -- that has me sorted. I'll give
> imshow a go as well when I get a chance.
> I've attached an image of the results to give you an idea
> what I'm up to.
Very nice.. what do the colors represent, pray tell?
Nothing too exciting I’m afraid. I’ve got this object I call
an atlas which is a collection of maps. Each map specifies the list
of shapes (=countries/states/counties etc) that make up the particular
map.
Anyway, to produce this picture I just numbered each country according
to the order it appears in the list in my ‘World’ map. This is just a
toy I’ve been using for testing.
> ```
>
> Also, in case
> you missed the announcement for 0.65, matplotlib now a number of new
> colormaps, in addition to the trusty jet.
> autumn bone cool copper flag gray hot hsv jet pink prism spring
> summer winter
> ```
I did see that -- I'll have to see about making the colour map
choice available to everyone (or maybe just check today's date and use
spring, summer, autumn, winter as appropriate).
John