How to retrieve the list of supported file formats for Matplotlib savefig()function?

To retrieve the list of supported file formats for matplotlib savefig() function, we can use get_supported_filetypes().

Steps

• First get the current figure.
• Set the canvas that contains the figure.
• Use get_supported_filetypes() method.
• Iterate the file type items.
• To display the figure, use show() method.

Example

from matplotlib import pyplot as plt

fs = plt.gcf().canvas.get_supported_filetypes()

for key, val in fs.items():
print(key, ":", val)

Output

eps : Encapsulated Postscript
jpg : Joint Photographic Experts Group
jpeg : Joint Photographic Experts Group
pdf : Portable Document Format
pgf : PGF code for LaTeX
png : Portable Network Graphics
ps : Postscript
raw : Raw RGBA bitmap
rgba : Raw RGBA bitmap
svg : Scalable Vector Graphics
svgz : Scalable Vector Graphics
tif : Tagged Image File Format
tiff : Tagged Image File Format