"""import time
from pylab import *
from datetime import datetime
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import numpy as np
import numpy.ma as ma
from matplotlib.colors import LogNorm
from scipy.optimize import leastsq
from matplotlib import dates
import time
import datetime as date
from datetime import datetime
from datetime import timedelta
import os
import warnings
warnings.filterwarnings("ignore", category=DeprecationWarning) 
from matplotlib.backends.backend_pdf import PdfPages
import pickle
"""

import numpy as np
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import pickle

# save test plot
"""
t=np.linspace(0,100,1000)
x=np.sin(t)/np.sqrt(t)
plt.plot(t,x,label="I am a label")
plt.title("\n Press 'k' and 'l' to make axes log")
plt.xlabel("time")
plt.ylabel("amplitude")
plt.legend()
pickle.dump(plt.gca(),file('plot.pickle','w'))
"""
# load test plot
ax=pickle.load(file('plot.pickle'))
plt.show()

# delete test plot ;)
#os.system("rm plot.pickle")