How do you get the current figure number in Python's Matplotlib?

To get the current figure number in Python's Matplotlib, we can use plt.gcf().number.

Steps

Using figure(count) method, we can create a number of figures with count or windows name.
To get the count of figures, use plt.gcf().number.

from matplotlib import pyplot as plt
fig = plt.figure(3)
print("Number of figures: ", plt.gcf().number)

Number of figures: 3

Published on 17-Jun-2021 11:59:56