def error(message, level="error", exit_code=1, **kwargs):
    kwargs["fg"] = kwargs.get("fg", "red")
    click.secho(u"error: {}".format(message), **kwargs)
    sys.exit(exit_code)
def idq_lq(id, iq, lq, ax=0):
    """creates a surface plot of lq vs. id, iq"""
    if ax == 0:
        _create_3d_axis()
        ax = plt.gca()
    _plot_surface(ax, id, iq, np.asarray(lq)*1e3,
                  (u'Id/A', u'Iq/A', u'L q/mH'),
                  azim=120)