matplotlib-animation.py

from matplotlib import rc_context
from matplotlib.animation import FuncAnimation

import yt

ts = yt.load("GasSloshingLowRes/sloshing_low_res_hdf5_plt_cnt_*")

plot = yt.SlicePlot(ts[0], "z", ("gas", "density"))
plot.set_zlim(("gas", "density"), 8e-29, 3e-26)

fig = plot.plots["gas", "density"].figure


# animate must accept an integer frame number. We use the frame number
# to identify which dataset in the time series we want to load
def animate(i):
    ds = ts[i]
    plot._switch_ds(ds)


animation = FuncAnimation(fig, animate, frames=len(ts))

# Override matplotlib's defaults to get a nicer looking font
with rc_context({"mathtext.fontset": "stix"}):
    animation.save("animation.mp4")