#!/usr/bin/env python

import numpy as np
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt


plt.figure(1)                # the first figure
plt.subplot(211)             # the first subplot in the first figure
plt.plot([1,2,3])
plt.subplot(212)             # the second subplot in the first figure
plt.plot([4,5,6])


plt.figure(2)                # a second figure
plt.plot([4,5,6])            # creates a subplot(111) by default

plt.figure(1)                # figure 1 current; subplot(212) still current
plt.subplot(211)             # make subplot(211) in figure1 current
plt.title('Easy as 1,2,3')   # subplot 211 title

plt.savefig('fig_multiFiguresAxes.png')
plt.show()