From the [matplotlib command summary for the colorbar method](http://matplotlib.org/api/pyplot_api.html?highlight=colorbar#matplotlib.pyplot.colorbar) I am aware that the keyword argument `orientation := 'horizontal' | 'vertical'` as a parameter places an *horizontal* bar *underneath* the plot or a *vertical* to the *right* of it respectively.

Yet, in my situation, I would rather place the colour bar at the opposite side of the default (without too much fiddling... if possible).

How could I code this? Am I missing some obvious feature?