def train(self, data, vars, idx):
        """
        Train the scales on the data.
        The scales should be for the same aesthetic
        e.g. x scales, y scales, color scales, ...

        Parameters
        ----------
        data : dataframe
            data to use for training
        vars : list | tuple
            columns in data to use for training.
            These should be all the aesthetics of
            a scale type that are present in the
            data. e.g x, xmin, xmax
        idx : array-like
            indices that map the data points to the
            scales. These start at 1, so subtract 1 to
            get the true index into the scales array
        """
        idx = np.asarray(idx)
        for col in vars:
            for i, sc in enumerate(self, start=1):
                bool_idx = (i == idx)
                sc.train(data.loc[bool_idx, col])