.. _api-bbox_intersect: api example code: bbox_intersect.py =================================== .. plot:: /home/tcaswell/other_source/matplotlib/doc/mpl_examples/api/bbox_intersect.py :: import numpy as np import matplotlib.pyplot as plt from matplotlib.transforms import Bbox from matplotlib.path import Path rect = plt.Rectangle((-1, -1), 2, 2, facecolor="#aaaaaa") plt.gca().add_patch(rect) bbox = Bbox.from_bounds(-1, -1, 2, 2) for i in range(12): vertices = (np.random.random((2, 2)) - 0.5) * 6.0 path = Path(vertices) if path.intersects_bbox(bbox): color = 'r' else: color = 'b' plt.plot(vertices[:,0], vertices[:,1], color=color) plt.show() Keywords: python, matplotlib, pylab, example, codex (see :ref:`how-to-search-examples`)