code: def matrix(matrix, xlabel=None, ylabel=None, xticks=None, yticks=None,
             title=None, colorbar_shrink=0.5, color_map=None, show=None,
             save=None, ax=None):
      
      if ax is None: ax = pl.gca()
      img = ax.imshow(matrix, cmap=color_map)
      if xlabel is not None: ax.set_xlabel(xlabel)
      if ylabel is not None: ax.set_ylabel(ylabel)
      if title is not None: ax.set_title(title)
      if xticks is not None:
          ax.set_xticks(range(len(xticks)), xticks, rotation='vertical')
      if yticks is not None:
          ax.set_yticks(range(len(yticks)), yticks)
      pl.colorbar(img, shrink=colorbar_shrink, ax=ax)  # need a figure instance for colorbar
      savefig_or_show('matrix', show=show, save=save)
docs: Plot a matrix.