ENH: Add bad, under, over kwargs to Colormap

This is part of the effort for making Colormaps immutable (matplotlib#29141).
Obviously, we can only get immutable in the future if the
bad, under, over colors can already be set upon creation.

Author: timhoffm

doc/users/next_whats_new/colormap_bad_under_over.rst

@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+Colormaps support giving colors for bad, under and over values on creation
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+Colormaps gained keyword arguments ``bad``, ``under``, and ``over`` to
+specify these values on creation. Previously, these values would have to
+be set afterwards using one of `~.Colormap.set_bad`, `~.Colormap.set_under`,
+`~.Colormap.set_bad`, `~.Colormap.set_extremes`, `~.Colormaps.with_extremes`.
+
+It is recommended to use the new functionality, e.g.::
+
+    cmap = ListedColormap(colors, bad="red", under="darkblue", over="purple")
+
+instead of::
+
+    cmap = ListedColormap(colors).with_extremes(
+        bad="red", under="darkblue", over="purple")
+
+or::
+
+   cmap = ListedColormap(colors)
+   cmap.set_bad("red")
+   cmap.set_under("darkblue")
+   cmap.set_over("purple")

galleries/examples/specialty_plots/leftventricle_bullseye.py

@@ -124,8 +124,7 @@ def bullseye_plot(ax, data, seg_bold=None, cmap="viridis", norm=None):
 # The second example illustrates the use of a ListedColormap, a
 # BoundaryNorm, and extended ends to show the "over" and "under"
 # value colors.
-cmap3 = (mpl.colors.ListedColormap(['r', 'g', 'b', 'c'])
-         .with_extremes(over='0.35', under='0.75'))
+cmap3 = mpl.colors.ListedColormap(['r', 'g', 'b', 'c'], over='0.35', under='0.75')
 # If a ListedColormap is used, the length of the bounds array must be
 # one greater than the length of the color list.  The bounds must be
 # monotonically increasing.

galleries/users_explain/colors/colorbar_only.py

@@ -75,8 +75,7 @@
 # The following example still uses a `.BoundaryNorm` to describe discrete
 # interval boundaries, but now uses a `matplotlib.colors.ListedColormap` to
 # associate each interval with an arbitrary color (there must be as many
-# intervals than there are colors).  The "over" and "under" colors are set on
-# the colormap using `.Colormap.with_extremes`.
+# intervals than there are colors).
 #
 # We also pass additional arguments to `~.Figure.colorbar`:
 #
@@ -90,8 +89,8 @@
 
 fig, ax = plt.subplots(figsize=(6, 1), layout='constrained')
 
-cmap = (mpl.colors.ListedColormap(['red', 'green', 'blue', 'cyan'])
-        .with_extremes(under='yellow', over='magenta'))
+cmap = mpl.colors.ListedColormap(
+    ['red', 'green', 'blue', 'cyan'], under='yellow', over='magenta')
 bounds = [1, 2, 4, 7, 8]
 norm = mpl.colors.BoundaryNorm(bounds, cmap.N)
 
@@ -112,8 +111,8 @@
 
 fig, ax = plt.subplots(figsize=(6, 1), layout='constrained')
 
-cmap = (mpl.colors.ListedColormap(['royalblue', 'cyan', 'yellow', 'orange'])
-        .with_extremes(over='red', under='blue'))
+cmap = mpl.colors.ListedColormap(
+    ['royalblue', 'cyan', 'yellow', 'orange'], over='red', under='blue')
 bounds = [-1.0, -0.5, 0.0, 0.5, 1.0]
 norm = mpl.colors.BoundaryNorm(bounds, cmap.N)
 

lib/matplotlib/colors.py

@@ -714,20 +714,26 @@ class Colormap:
     chain.
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, name, N=256):
+    def __init__(self, name, N=256, *, bad=None, under=None, over=None):
         """
         Parameters
         ----------
         name : str
             The name of the colormap.
         N : int
             The number of RGB quantization levels.
+        bad : :mpltype:`color`, default: transparent
+            The color for invalid values (NaN or masked).
+        under : :mpltype:`color`, default: color of the lowest value
+            The color for low out-of-range values.
+        over : :mpltype:`color`, default: color of the highest value
+            The color for high out-of-range values.
         """
         self.name = name
         self.N = int(N)  # ensure that N is always int
-        self._rgba_bad = (0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0)  # If bad, don't paint anything.
-        self._rgba_under = None
-        self._rgba_over = None
+        self._rgba_bad = (0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0) if bad is None else to_rgba(bad)
+        self._rgba_under = None if under is None else to_rgba(under)
+        self._rgba_over = None if over is None else to_rgba(over)
         self._i_under = self.N
         self._i_over = self.N + 1
         self._i_bad = self.N + 2
@@ -1034,43 +1040,61 @@ class LinearSegmentedColormap(Colormap):
     segments.
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, name, segmentdata, N=256, gamma=1.0):
+    def __init__(self, name, segmentdata, N=256, gamma=1.0, *,
+                 bad=None, under=None, over=None):
         """
-        Create colormap from linear mapping segments
-
-        segmentdata argument is a dictionary with a red, green and blue
-        entries. Each entry should be a list of *x*, *y0*, *y1* tuples,
-        forming rows in a table. Entries for alpha are optional.
-
-        Example: suppose you want red to increase from 0 to 1 over
-        the bottom half, green to do the same over the middle half,
-        and blue over the top half.  Then you would use::
-
-            cdict = {'red':   [(0.0,  0.0, 0.0),
-                               (0.5,  1.0, 1.0),
-                               (1.0,  1.0, 1.0)],
+        Create colormap from linear mapping segments.
 
-                     'green': [(0.0,  0.0, 0.0),
-                               (0.25, 0.0, 0.0),
-                               (0.75, 1.0, 1.0),
-                               (1.0,  1.0, 1.0)],
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        name : str
+            The name of the colormap.
+        segmentdata : dict
+            A dictionary with keys "red", "green", "blue" for the color channels.
+            Each entry should be a list of *x*, *y0*, *y1* tuples, forming rows
+            in a table. Entries for alpha are optional.
+
+            Example: suppose you want red to increase from 0 to 1 over
+            the bottom half, green to do the same over the middle half,
+            and blue over the top half.  Then you would use::
+
+                {
+                    'red':   [(0.0,  0.0, 0.0),
+                              (0.5,  1.0, 1.0),
+                              (1.0,  1.0, 1.0)],
+                    'green': [(0.0,  0.0, 0.0),
+                              (0.25, 0.0, 0.0),
+                              (0.75, 1.0, 1.0),
+                              (1.0,  1.0, 1.0)],
+                    'blue':  [(0.0,  0.0, 0.0),
+                              (0.5,  0.0, 0.0),
+                              (1.0,  1.0, 1.0)]
+                }
 
-                     'blue':  [(0.0,  0.0, 0.0),
-                               (0.5,  0.0, 0.0),
-                               (1.0,  1.0, 1.0)]}
+            Each row in the table for a given color is a sequence of
+            *x*, *y0*, *y1* tuples.  In each sequence, *x* must increase
+            monotonically from 0 to 1.  For any input value *z* falling
+            between *x[i]* and *x[i+1]*, the output value of a given color
+            will be linearly interpolated between *y1[i]* and *y0[i+1]*::
 
-        Each row in the table for a given color is a sequence of
-        *x*, *y0*, *y1* tuples.  In each sequence, *x* must increase
-        monotonically from 0 to 1.  For any input value *z* falling
-        between *x[i]* and *x[i+1]*, the output value of a given color
-        will be linearly interpolated between *y1[i]* and *y0[i+1]*::
+                row i:   x  y0  y1
+                               /
+                              /
+                row i+1: x  y0  y1
 
-            row i:   x  y0  y1
-                           /
-                          /
-            row i+1: x  y0  y1
+            Hence, y0 in the first row and y1 in the last row are never used.
 
-        Hence y0 in the first row and y1 in the last row are never used.
+        N : int
+            The number of RGB quantization levels.
+        gamma : float
+            Gamma correction factor for input distribution x of the mapping.
+            See also https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamma_correction.
+        bad : :mpltype:`color`, default: transparent
+            The color for invalid values (NaN or masked).
+        under : :mpltype:`color`, default: color of the lowest value
+            The color for low out-of-range values.
+        over : :mpltype:`color`, default: color of the highest value
+            The color for high out-of-range values.
 
         See Also
         --------
@@ -1080,7 +1104,7 @@ def __init__(self, name, segmentdata, N=256, gamma=1.0):
         """
         # True only if all colors in map are identical; needed for contouring.
         self.monochrome = False
-        super().__init__(name, N)
+        super().__init__(name, N, bad=bad, under=under, over=over)
         self._segmentdata = segmentdata
         self._gamma = gamma
 
@@ -1104,7 +1128,7 @@ def set_gamma(self, gamma):
         self._init()
 
     @staticmethod
-    def from_list(name, colors, N=256, gamma=1.0):
+    def from_list(name, colors, N=256, gamma=1.0, *, bad=None, under=None, over=None):
         """
         Create a `LinearSegmentedColormap` from a list of colors.
 
@@ -1121,6 +1145,13 @@ def from_list(name, colors, N=256, gamma=1.0):
         N : int
             The number of RGB quantization levels.
         gamma : float
+
+        bad : :mpltype:`color`, default: transparent
+            The color for invalid values (NaN or masked).
+        under : :mpltype:`color`, default: color of the lowest value
+            The color for low out-of-range values.
+        over : :mpltype:`color`, default: color of the highest value
+            The color for high out-of-range values.
         """
         if not np.iterable(colors):
             raise ValueError('colors must be iterable')
@@ -1140,7 +1171,8 @@ def from_list(name, colors, N=256, gamma=1.0):
             "alpha": np.column_stack([vals, a, a]),
         }
 
-        return LinearSegmentedColormap(name, cdict, N, gamma)
+        return LinearSegmentedColormap(name, cdict, N, gamma,
+                                       bad=bad, under=under, over=over)
 
     def resampled(self, lutsize):
         """Return a new colormap with *lutsize* entries."""
@@ -1215,6 +1247,18 @@ class ListedColormap(Colormap):
             N > len(colors)
 
         the list will be extended by repetition.
+
+        .. deprecated:: 3.11
+
+            This parameter will be removed. Please ensure instead that
+            the list of passed colors is the required length.
+
+    bad : :mpltype:`color`, default: transparent
+        The color for invalid values (NaN or masked).
+    under : :mpltype:`color`, default: color of the lowest value
+        The color for low out-of-range values.
+    over : :mpltype:`color`, default: color of the highest value
+        The color for high out-of-range values.
     """
 
     @_api.delete_parameter(
@@ -1223,7 +1267,8 @@ class ListedColormap(Colormap):
                 "and will be removed in %(removal)s. Please ensure the list "
                 "of passed colors is the required length instead."
     )
-    def __init__(self, colors, name='from_list', N=None):
+    def __init__(self, colors, name='from_list', N=None, *,
+                 bad=None, under=None, over=None):
         if N is None:
             self.colors = colors
             N = len(colors)
@@ -1240,7 +1285,7 @@ def __init__(self, colors, name='from_list', N=None):
                     pass
                 else:
                     self.colors = [gray] * N
-        super().__init__(name, N)
+        super().__init__(name, N, bad=bad, under=under, over=over)
 
     def _init(self):
         self._lut = np.zeros((self.N + 3, 4), float)
@@ -3744,8 +3789,7 @@ def from_levels_and_colors(levels, colors, extend='neither'):
     data_colors = colors[color_slice]
     under_color = colors[0] if extend in ['min', 'both'] else 'none'
     over_color = colors[-1] if extend in ['max', 'both'] else 'none'
-    cmap = ListedColormap(data_colors).with_extremes(
-        under=under_color, over=over_color)
+    cmap = ListedColormap(data_colors, under=under_color, over=over_color)
 
     cmap.colorbar_extend = extend
 

lib/matplotlib/colors.pyi

@@ -120,19 +120,24 @@ class LinearSegmentedColormap(Colormap):
         ],
         N: int = ...,
         gamma: float = ...,
+        bad: ColorType | None = ...,
+        under: ColorType | None = ...,
+        over: ColorType | None = ...,
     ) -> None: ...
     def set_gamma(self, gamma: float) -> None: ...
     @staticmethod
     def from_list(
-        name: str, colors: ArrayLike | Sequence[tuple[float, ColorType]], N: int = ..., gamma: float = ...
+        name: str, colors: ArrayLike | Sequence[tuple[float, ColorType]], N: int = ..., gamma: float = ...,
+        bad: ColorType | None = ..., under: ColorType | None = ..., over: ColorType | None = ...,
     ) -> LinearSegmentedColormap: ...
     def resampled(self, lutsize: int) -> LinearSegmentedColormap: ...
     def reversed(self, name: str | None = ...) -> LinearSegmentedColormap: ...
 
 class ListedColormap(Colormap):
     colors: ArrayLike | ColorType
     def __init__(
-        self, colors: ArrayLike | ColorType, name: str = ..., N: int | None = ...
+        self, colors: ArrayLike | ColorType, name: str = ..., N: int | None = ...,
+        bad: ColorType | None = ..., under: ColorType | None = ..., over: ColorType | None = ...
     ) -> None: ...
     @property
     def monochrome(self) -> bool: ...

lib/matplotlib/tests/test_colors.py

@@ -221,6 +221,33 @@ def test_colormap_return_types():
     assert cmap(x2d).shape == x2d.shape + (4,)
 
 
+def test_ListedColormap_bad_under_over():
+    cmap = mcolors.ListedColormap(["r", "g", "b"], bad="c", under="m", over="y")
+    assert mcolors.same_color(cmap.get_bad(), "c")
+    assert mcolors.same_color(cmap.get_under(), "m")
+    assert mcolors.same_color(cmap.get_over(), "y")
+
+
+def test_LinearSegmentedColormap_bad_under_over():
+    cdict = {
+        'red': [(0., 0., 0.), (0.5, 1., 1.), (1., 1., 1.)],
+        'green': [(0., 0., 0.), (0.25, 0., 0.), (0.75, 1., 1.), (1., 1., 1.)],
+        'blue': [(0., 0., 0.), (0.5, 0., 0.), (1., 1., 1.)],
+    }
+    cmap = mcolors.LinearSegmentedColormap("lsc", cdict, bad="c", under="m", over="y")
+    assert mcolors.same_color(cmap.get_bad(), "c")
+    assert mcolors.same_color(cmap.get_under(), "m")
+    assert mcolors.same_color(cmap.get_over(), "y")
+
+
+def test_LinearSegmentedColormap_from_list_bad_under_over():
+    cmap = mcolors.LinearSegmentedColormap.from_list(
+        "lsc", ["r", "g", "b"], bad="c", under="m", over="y")
+    assert mcolors.same_color(cmap.get_bad(), "c")
+    assert mcolors.same_color(cmap.get_under(), "m")
+    assert mcolors.same_color(cmap.get_over(), "y")
+
+
 def test_BoundaryNorm():
     """
     GitHub issue #1258: interpolation was failing with numpy