Using inset_locator to zoom in on an image

In Chapter 6, Plotting with Advanced Features, we learned how to plot inset axes within the main axes, using the object-oriented interface of Matplotlib. In this recipe and the next one, we will learn how to use the inset_locator helper functions of the axes_grid1 toolkit to create inset axes and plot images and other graphs.

In this recipe, we will learn how to zoom in on a portion of an image and display it in the inset axes of the same main axes.

We will plot the image on two axes and zoom in on different portions of the image in each of the plots.

Getting ready

You'll need to import the required libraries using the following commands:

import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import...