controller_types: str, list or np.ndarray, optional
            list or array that specifies the controller type for each subplot.

        controller_ids: str, list or np.ndarray of int or str ids, optional
            | If `None` a unique controller is created for each subplot
            | If "sync" all the subplots use the same controller
            | If ``numpy.array``, its shape must be the same as ``grid_shape``.

            This allows custom assignment of controllers

            | Example with integers:
            | sync first 2 plots, and sync last 2 plots: [[0, 0, 1], [2, 3, 3]]
            | Example with str subplot names:
            | list of lists of subplot names, each sublist is synced: [[subplot_a, subplot_b], [subplot_f, subplot_c]]
            | this syncs subplot_a and subplot_b together; syncs subplot_e and subplot_c together