#!/usr/bin/env python2.7
import matplotlib.mlab as mlab
from pylab import figure, show
import numpy as np

x = np.arange(0.0, 2, 0.01)
y1 = np.sin(2*np.pi*x)
y2 = 1.2*np.sin(4*np.pi*x)

fig = figure()
ax1 = fig.add_subplot(311)
ax2 = fig.add_subplot(312, sharex=ax1)
ax3 = fig.add_subplot(313, sharex=ax1)

ax1.fill_between(x, 0, y1)
ax1.set_ylabel('between y1 and 0')

ax2.fill_between(x, y1, 1)
ax2.set_ylabel('between y1 and 1')

ax3.fill_between(x, y1, y2)
ax3.set_ylabel('between y1 and y2')
ax3.set_xlabel('x')

# now fill between y1 and y2 where a logical condition is met.  Note
# this is different than calling
#   fill_between(x[where], y1[where],y2[where]
# because of edge effects over multiple contiguous regions.
fig = figure()
ax = fig.add_subplot(111)
ax.plot(x, y1, x, y2, color='black')
ax.fill_between(x, y1, y2, where=y2>y1, facecolor='green')
ax.fill_between(x, y1, y2, where=y2<=y1, facecolor='red')
ax.set_title('fill between where')

show()

