[AstroPy] equivalent routine to IDL Astronomy Library lineid_plot

[Johann Cohen-Tanugi]

Hi Jon, this is an ultra specialized IDL script. While I am sure it 
could be part of an astro dedicated extension to matplotlib, I would not 
be surprised that matplotlib does not deliver anything like that. Of 
course this is the right place to ask, as maybe someone has already 
implemented it for her/his own use. Could you provide a specific figure 
as an example of what you would like to achieve?

best,
JCT

On 08/22/2011 06:18 PM, Jonathan Slavin wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Does any know if there exists a python/matplotlib equivalent for the IDL
> Astronomy Library routine named lineid_plot?  What it does is plot a
> spectrum with line list identifications annotated on it at the top of
> the plot. I searched and couldn't find anything like it.  It does nice
> things like making multiple line segments to separate the line ids for
> cases where the lines are too close together.
>
> Jon