old_contents: from mpl_toolkits.basemap import Basemap
  import numpy as np
  import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
  # setup north polar stereographic basemap.
  # The longitude lon_0 is at 6-o'clock, and the
  # latitude circle boundinglat is tangent to the edge  
  # of the map at lon_0. Default value of lat_ts
  # (latitude of true scale) is pole.
  m = Basemap(projection='spstere',boundinglat=-10,lon_0=90,resolution='l')
  m.drawcoastlines()
  m.fillcontinents(color='coral',lake_color='aqua')
  # draw parallels and meridians.
  m.drawparallels(np.arange(-80.,81.,20.))
  m.drawmeridians(np.arange(-180.,181.,20.))
  m.drawmapboundary(fill_color='aqua') 
  # draw tissot's indicatrix to show distortion.
  ax = plt.gca()
  for y in np.linspace(19*m.ymin/20,m.ymin/20,10):
      for x in np.linspace(19*m.xmin/20,m.xmin/20,10):
          lon, lat = m(x,y,inverse=True)
          poly = m.tissot(lon,lat,2.5,100,\
                          facecolor='green',zorder=10,alpha=0.5)
  plt.title("South Polar Stereographic Projection")
  plt.show()
  
new_contents: from mpl_toolkits.basemap import Basemap
  import numpy as np
  import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
  # setup south polar stereographic basemap.
  # The longitude lon_0 is at 6-o'clock, and the
  # latitude circle boundinglat is tangent to the edge  
  # of the map at lon_0. Default value of lat_ts
  # (latitude of true scale) is pole.
  m = Basemap(projection='spstere',boundinglat=-10,lon_0=90,resolution='l')
  m.drawcoastlines()
  m.fillcontinents(color='coral',lake_color='aqua')
  # draw parallels and meridians.
  m.drawparallels(np.arange(-80.,81.,20.))
  m.drawmeridians(np.arange(-180.,181.,20.))
  m.drawmapboundary(fill_color='aqua') 
  # draw tissot's indicatrix to show distortion.
  ax = plt.gca()
  for y in np.linspace(19*m.ymin/20,m.ymin/20,10):
      for x in np.linspace(19*m.xmin/20,m.xmin/20,10):
          lon, lat = m(x,y,inverse=True)
          poly = m.tissot(lon,lat,2.5,100,\
                          facecolor='green',zorder=10,alpha=0.5)
  plt.title("South Polar Stereographic Projection")
  plt.show()
  
subject: fix typo 'north' -> 'south'