import pylab, scipy array = raw_input('Select the array you wish to plot: ') dataarray = scipy.load('%(array)s'%vars()) pylab.hist(dataarray, bins = 40) pylab.show() vMin = input('Select the lower limit: ') vMax = input('Select the upper limit: ') pylab.title('%(array)s'%vars()) pylab.pcolormesh(dataarray, vmin = vMin, vmax = vMax) pylab.colorbar() pylab.show()