def _create_color_generator():
    """Create a generator which will cycle through a list of default matplotlib colors"""
    from itertools import cycle
    colors = ['#1f77b4', '#ff7f0e', '#2ca02c', '#d62728', '#9467bd',
        '#8c564b', '#e377c2', '#7f7f7f', '#bcbd22', '#17becf']
    return cycle(colors)
