These save functions have a lot in common. If you like consider creating an issue and attach this possible refactoring.

[kmilo9999]

          These save functions have a lot in common. If you like consider creating an issue and attach this possible refactoring.

def _generate_save_path_and_name(self, name=None, path=None, extension=".pdf"):
    name = re.sub("\.", "_", name) if name else DT.date.today().strftime("%Y%m%d_%I%M%p")
    savepath = (
        path
        if path
        else os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath("__file__")), "plot/")
    )
    if not os.path.exists(savepath):
        os.makedirs(savepath)
    full_name = (os.path.join(savepath, name)) + extension
    return full_name

def save(self, name=None, path=None, verbose=True):
    full_name = self._generate_save_path_and_name(name, path, ".pdf")
    self.fig.savefig(full_name, bbox_inches="tight", format="pdf", dpi=180)
    if verbose:
        print("save at: " + full_name)

def save_pup(self, name=None, path=None, verbose=True):
    full_name = self._generate_save_path_and_name(name, path, ".pdf")
    self.fig.savefig(full_name, bbox_inches="tight", format="pdf", dpi=300)
    if verbose:
        print("save at: ", full_name)

def save_light(self, name=None, path=None, verbose=True):
    full_name = self._generate_save_path_and_name(name, path, ".png")
    self.fig.savefig(full_name, bbox_inches="tight", format="png", dpi=180)
    if verbose:
        print("save with: ", name)

_Originally posted by @cpaniaguam in https://github.com/brown-ccv/icesat2waves/pull/131#discussion_r1516893298_