.. _pylab_examples-scatter_custom_symbol:

pylab_examples example code: scatter_custom_symbol.py
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.. plot:: /home/tcaswell/source/my_source/matplotlib/doc/mpl_examples/pylab_examples/scatter_custom_symbol.py

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    import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
    from numpy import arange, pi, cos, sin
    from numpy.random import rand
    
    # unit area ellipse
    rx, ry = 3., 1.
    area = rx * ry * pi
    theta = arange(0, 2*pi + 0.01, 0.1)
    verts = list(zip(rx/area*cos(theta), ry/area*sin(theta)))
    
    x, y, s, c = rand(4, 30)
    s *= 10**2.
    
    fig, ax = plt.subplots()
    ax.scatter(x, y, s, c, marker=None, verts=verts)
    
    plt.show()
    

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