music21.graph.utilities

Functions for finding external modules, converting colors to Matplotlib colors, etc.

ExtendedModules

class music21.graph.utilities.ExtendedModules(matplotlib, Axes3D, collections, patches, plt, networkx)

Functions

music21.graph.utilities.accidentalLabelToUnicode(label)

Changes a label possibly containing a modifier such as “-” or “#” into a unicode string.

>>> graph.utilities.accidentalLabelToUnicode('B-4')
'B♭4'

Since matplotlib’s default fonts do not support double sharps or double flats, etc. these are converted as best we can…

>>> graph.utilities.accidentalLabelToUnicode('B--4')
'B♭♭4'

music21.graph.utilities.getColor(color)

Convert any specification of a color to a hexadecimal color used by matplotlib.

>>> graph.utilities.getColor('red')
'#ff0000'
>>> graph.utilities.getColor('r')
'#ff0000'
>>> graph.utilities.getColor('Steel Blue')
'#4682b4'
>>> graph.utilities.getColor('#f50')
'#ff5500'
>>> graph.utilities.getColor([0.5, 0.5, 0.5])
'#808080'
>>> graph.utilities.getColor(0.8)
'#cccccc'
>>> graph.utilities.getColor([0.8])
'#cccccc'
>>> graph.utilities.getColor([255, 255, 255])
'#ffffff'

Invalid colors raise GraphExceptions:

>>> graph.utilities.getColor('l')
Traceback (most recent call last):
music21.graph.utilities.GraphException: invalid color abbreviation: l

>>> graph.utilities.getColor('chalkywhitebutsortofgreenish')
Traceback (most recent call last):
music21.graph.utilities.GraphException: invalid color name: chalkywhitebutsortofgreenish

>>> graph.utilities.getColor(True)
Traceback (most recent call last):
music21.graph.utilities.GraphException: invalid color specification: True

music21.graph.utilities.getExtendedModules()

this is done inside a function, so that the slow import of matplotlib is not done in from music21 import * unless it’s actually needed.

Returns a namedtuple: (matplotlib, Axes3D, collections, patches, plt, networkx)