.. _pylab_examples-line_styles:

pylab_examples example code: line_styles.py
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.. plot:: /home/mdboom/Work/builds/matplotlib/doc/mpl_examples/pylab_examples/line_styles.py

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    #!/usr/bin/env python
    # This should probably be replaced with a demo that shows all
    # line and marker types in a single panel, with labels.
    
    import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
    from matplotlib.lines import Line2D
    import numpy as np
    
    t = np.arange(0.0, 1.0, 0.1)
    s = np.sin(2*np.pi*t)
    linestyles = ['_', '-', '--', ':']
    markers = []
    for m in Line2D.markers:
        try:
            if len(m) == 1 and m != ' ':
                markers.append(m)
        except TypeError:
            pass
    
    styles = markers + [
        r'$\lambda$',
        r'$\bowtie$',
        r'$\circlearrowleft$',
        r'$\clubsuit$',
        r'$\checkmark$']
    
    colors = ('b', 'g', 'r', 'c', 'm', 'y', 'k')
    
    plt.figure(figsize=(8,8))
    
    axisNum = 0
    for row in range(6):
        for col in range(5):
            axisNum += 1
            ax = plt.subplot(6, 5, axisNum)
            color = colors[axisNum % len(colors)]
            if axisNum < len(linestyles):
                plt.plot(t, s, linestyles[axisNum], color=color, markersize=10)
            else:
                style = styles[(axisNum - len(linestyles)) % len(styles)]
                plt.plot(t, s, linestyle='None', marker=style, color=color, markersize=10)
            ax.set_yticklabels([])
            ax.set_xticklabels([])
    
    plt.show()
    

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