Return residuals plots if requested

Author: ChristopherRabotin

python/nyx_space/plots/od.py

@@ -595,7 +595,7 @@ def plot_residuals(
     show=True,
 ):
     """
-    Plot of residuals, with 3-σ lines
+    Plot of residuals, with 3-σ lines. Returns a tuple of the plots if show=False.
     """
 
     try:
@@ -621,6 +621,8 @@ def plot_residuals(
 
     plt_any = False
 
+    rtn_plots = []
+
     for col in df.columns:
         if col.startswith(kind):
             fig = go.Figure()
@@ -689,10 +691,15 @@ def plot_residuals(
 
             if show:
                 fig.show()
+            else:
+                rtn_plots += [fig]
 
     if not plt_any:
         raise ValueError(f"No columns ending with {kind} found -- nothing plotted")
 
+    if not show:
+        return rtn_plots
+
 
 def plot_residual_histogram(
     df, title, kind="Prefit", copyright=None, html_out=None, show=True