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widgets example code: check_buttons.pyΒΆ

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import numpy as np
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
from matplotlib.widgets import CheckButtons

t = np.arange(0.0, 2.0, 0.01)
s0 = np.sin(2*np.pi*t)
s1 = np.sin(4*np.pi*t)
s2 = np.sin(6*np.pi*t)

fig, ax = plt.subplots()
l0, = ax.plot(t, s0, visible=False, lw=2)
l1, = ax.plot(t, s1, lw=2)
l2, = ax.plot(t, s2, lw=2)
plt.subplots_adjust(left=0.2)

rax = plt.axes([0.05, 0.4, 0.1, 0.15])
check = CheckButtons(rax, ('2 Hz', '4 Hz', '6 Hz'), (False, True, True))

def func(label):
    if label == '2 Hz': l0.set_visible(not l0.get_visible())
    elif label == '4 Hz': l1.set_visible(not l1.get_visible())
    elif label == '6 Hz': l2.set_visible(not l2.get_visible())
    plt.draw()
check.on_clicked(func)

plt.show()

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