.. _pylab_examples-hatch_demo: pylab_examples example code: hatch_demo.py ========================================== .. plot:: /home/mdboom/Work/builds/matplotlib/doc/mpl_examples/pylab_examples/hatch_demo.py :: """ Hatching (pattern filled polygons) is supported currently in the PS, PDF, SVG and Agg backends only. """ import matplotlib.pyplot as plt from matplotlib.patches import Ellipse, Polygon fig = plt.figure() ax1 = fig.add_subplot(131) ax1.bar(range(1,5), range(1,5), color='red', edgecolor='black', hatch="/") ax1.bar(range(1,5), [6] * 4, bottom=range(1,5), color='blue', edgecolor='black', hatch='//') ax1.set_xticks([1.5,2.5,3.5,4.5]) ax2 = fig.add_subplot(132) bars = ax2.bar(range(1,5), range(1,5), color='yellow', ecolor='black') + \ ax2.bar(range(1, 5), [6] * 4, bottom=range(1,5), color='green', ecolor='black') ax2.set_xticks([1.5,2.5,3.5,4.5]) patterns = ('-', '+', 'x', '\\', '*', 'o', 'O', '.') for bar, pattern in zip(bars, patterns): bar.set_hatch(pattern) ax3 = fig.add_subplot(133) ax3.fill([1,3,3,1],[1,1,2,2], fill=False, hatch='\\') ax3.add_patch(Ellipse((4,1.5), 4, 0.5, fill=False, hatch='*')) ax3.add_patch(Polygon([[0,0],[4,1.1],[6,2.5],[2,1.4]], closed=True, fill=False, hatch='/')) ax3.set_xlim((0,6)) ax3.set_ylim((0,2.5)) plt.show() Keywords: python, matplotlib, pylab, example, codex (see :ref:`how-to-search-examples`)