import mpl_toolkits.axisartist as AA
from mpl_toolkits.axes_grid1 import host_subplot

host = host_subplot(111, axes_class=AA.Axes)

import mpl_toolkits.axisartist as AA
fig = plt.figure()
fig.add_axes([0.1, 0.1, 0.8, 0.8], axes_class=AA.Axes)

fig.add_subplot(111, axes_class=AA.Axes)
# Given that 111 is the default, one can also do
fig.add_subplot(axes_class=AA.Axes)

ax.axis["right"].set_visible(False)
ax.axis["top"].set_visible(False)

ax.axis["y=0"] = ax.new_floating_axis(nth_coord=0, value=0)

# make new (right-side) yaxis, but with some offset
ax.axis["right2"] = ax.new_fixed_axis(loc="right", offset=(20, 0))

import mpl_toolkits.axisartist.angle_helper as angle_helper

# PolarAxes.PolarTransform takes radian. However, we want our coordinate
# system in degree
tr = Affine2D().scale(np.pi/180., 1.) + PolarAxes.PolarTransform()

# extreme finder: find a range of coordinate.
# 20, 20: number of sampling points along x, y direction
# The first coordinate (longitude, but theta in polar)
#   has a cycle of 360 degree.
# The second coordinate (latitude, but radius in polar)  has a minimum of 0
extreme_finder = angle_helper.ExtremeFinderCycle(20, 20,
                                                 lon_cycle = 360,
                                                 lat_cycle = None,
                                                 lon_minmax = None,
                                                 lat_minmax = (0, np.inf),
                                                 )

# Find a grid values appropriate for the coordinate (degree,
# minute, second). The argument is a approximate number of grids.
grid_locator1 = angle_helper.LocatorDMS(12)

# And also uses an appropriate formatter.  Note that the acceptable Locator
# and Formatter classes are different than that of Matplotlib's, and you
# cannot directly use Matplotlib's Locator and Formatter here (but may be
# possible in the future).
tick_formatter1 = angle_helper.FormatterDMS()

grid_helper = GridHelperCurveLinear(tr,
                                    extreme_finder=extreme_finder,
                                    grid_locator1=grid_locator1,
                                    tick_formatter1=tick_formatter1
                                    )

from mpl_toolkits.axisartist.grid_helper_curvelinear \
     import GridHelperCurveLinear
from mpl_toolkits.axisartist import Axes

# from curved coordinate to rectlinear coordinate.
def tr(x, y):
    x, y = np.asarray(x), np.asarray(y)
    return x, y-x

# from rectlinear coordinate to curved coordinate.
def inv_tr(x, y):
    x, y = np.asarray(x), np.asarray(y)
    return x, y+x

grid_helper = GridHelperCurveLinear((tr, inv_tr))

fig.add_subplot(axes_class=Axes, grid_helper=grid_helper)

ax1 = SubplotHost(fig, 1, 2, 2, grid_helper=grid_helper)

# A parasite axes with given transform
ax2 = ParasiteAxesAuxTrans(ax1, tr, "equal")
# note that ax2.transData == tr + ax1.transData
# Anything you draw in ax2 will match the ticks and grids of ax1.
ax1.parasites.append(ax2)

ax.axis["bottom"].toggle(ticklabels=False)