python - Can AxesGrid be used to plot two imshows (overlay) with two separate colorbars? -

i using axesgrid in matplotlib create plot overlays 2 imshow plots, separate colourbar side side each image colourmap. while can see in this question/answer using pyplot.colorbar() automatically plots second colour bar next first, doesn't seem work axesgrid.

    import matplotlib.pyplot plt     mpl_toolkits.axes_grid1 import axesgrid      fig = plt.figure(1, facecolor='white',figsize=(10,7.5))      grid = axesgrid(fig, 111,                      nrows_ncols=(1, 1),                     axes_pad=(0.45, 0.15),                     label_mode="1",                     share_all=true,                     cbar_location="right",                     cbar_mode="each",                     cbar_size="7%",                     cbar_pad="2%",                     )      im = grid[0].imshow(my_image, my_cmap)     cbar = grid.cbar_axes[0].colorbar(im)      im2 = grid[0].imshow(my_image_overlay, my_cmap2, alpha=0.5)     cbar2 = grid.cbar_axes[0].colorbar(im2)      plt.show() 

however, shows second colourbar. (presumably overlaying first one). tried overriding padding in cbar2 with:

    cbar2 = grid.cbar_axes[0].colorbar(im2, pad=0.5) 

but results in error "got unexpected keyword argument 'pad'"

is there way offset second colourbar?

i think may need make 2 axes colorbars , use them:

from mpl_toolkits.axes_grid1 import make_axes_locatable # create axes on right side of ax. width of cax 5% # of ax , padding between cax , ax fixed @ 0.05 inch. divider = make_axes_locatable(ax) cax = divider.append_axes("right", size="5%", pad=0.05) 

'cause you're using same allocated space both.