classes.py

import sys
import matplotlib
# Make sure that we are using QT5
matplotlib.use('Qt5Agg')
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
from PyQt5 import QtWidgets, QtCore
from matplotlib.backends.backend_qt5agg import FigureCanvasQTAgg as FigureCanvas
from matplotlib.backends.backend_qt5agg import NavigationToolbar2QT as NavigationToolbar
import numpy as np

class ScrollableWindow(QtWidgets.QMainWindow):
    def __init__(self, fig, ax, step=0.1):
        plt.close("all")
        if not QtWidgets.QApplication.instance():
            self.app = QtWidgets.QApplication(sys.argv)
        else:
            self.app = QtWidgets.QApplication.instance() 

        QtWidgets.QMainWindow.__init__(self)
        self.widget = QtWidgets.QWidget()
        self.setCentralWidget(self.widget)
        self.widget.setLayout(QtWidgets.QVBoxLayout())
        self.widget.layout().setContentsMargins(0,0,0,0)
        self.widget.layout().setSpacing(0)
        self.fig = fig
        self.ax = ax
        self.canvas = FigureCanvas(self.fig)
        self.canvas.draw()
        self.scroll = QtWidgets.QScrollBar(QtCore.Qt.Horizontal)
        self.step = step
        self.setupSlider()
        self.nav = NavigationToolbar(self.canvas, self.widget)
        self.widget.layout().addWidget(self.nav)
        self.widget.layout().addWidget(self.canvas)
        self.widget.layout().addWidget(self.scroll)
        self.canvas.draw()
        self.show()
        self.app.exec_()

    def setupSlider(self):
        self.lims = np.array(self.ax.get_xlim())
        self.scroll.setPageStep(int(self.step*100))
        self.scroll.actionTriggered.connect(self.update)
        self.update()

    def update(self, evt=None):
        r = self.scroll.value()/((1+self.step)*100)
        l1 = self.lims[0]+r*np.diff(self.lims)
        l2 = l1 +  np.diff(self.lims)*self.step
        self.ax.set_xlim(l1,l2)
        self.fig.canvas.draw_idle()