Figure size, font and LaTeX with matplotlib and python
To change the font in matplotlib and use LaTeX:
from pylab import * # or '%pylab inline' in ipython notebook
fontsize=18
rc('font',**{'family':'sans-serif','sans-serif':['Helvetica'],'size':fontsize})
rc('text', usetex=True)To change the default figure size:
rcParams['figure.figsize'] = 18,14