title: Gnuplot command to matplotlib
body: <p>I'm editing some old software that runs on Fortran and uses gnuplot. I'm trying to port some parts over to python and I'm a bit confused.</p>
  
  <p>I have a matrix file of Hurricane data and it plots with the command:</p>
  
  <pre><code>plot 'file.txt' matrix with image 1:999:1:480 w l t       ""
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I don't fully understand the gnuplot command so when I use the plot function with matplotlib I get something totally different.</p>
  
  <p>Anyone have an idea how I can plot this the same way in python?</p>