import matplotlib
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import numpy as np 
import cartopy
import cartopy.crs as ccrs  

print('matplotlib', matplotlib.__version__)
print('cartopy', cartopy.__version__)

lon = np.linspace(-179.625, 179.625, 480)
lat = np.linspace(90, -90, 241)
data, _ = np.meshgrid(lon, lat)

plt.figure()
ax = plt.axes(projection=ccrs.EqualEarth())
plt.pcolormesh(lon, lat, data, transform=ccrs.PlateCarree(), shading='nearest')
ax.coastlines(); ax.gridlines();

lon = np.linspace(-180, 180, 361)
lat = np.linspace(90, -90, 181)
data, _ = np.meshgrid(lon, lat)

plt.figure()
ax = plt.axes(projection=ccrs.EqualEarth())
plt.pcolormesh(lon, lat, data, transform=ccrs.PlateCarree(), shading='nearest')
ax.coastlines(); ax.gridlines();