.. _lines_bars_and_markers-line_demo_dash_control: lines_bars_and_markers example code: line_demo_dash_control.py ============================================================== .. plot:: /home/tcaswell/source/p/matplotlib/doc/mpl_examples/lines_bars_and_markers/line_demo_dash_control.py :: """ Demo of a simple plot with a custom dashed line. A Line object's ``set_dashes`` method allows you to specify dashes with a series of on/off lengths (in points). """ import numpy as np import matplotlib.pyplot as plt x = np.linspace(0, 10, 500) dashes = [10, 5, 100, 5] # 10 points on, 5 off, 100 on, 5 off fig, ax = plt.subplots() line1, = ax.plot(x, np.sin(x), '--', linewidth=2, label='Dashes set retroactively') line1.set_dashes(dashes) line2, = ax.plot(x, -1 * np.sin(x), dashes=[30, 5, 10, 5], label='Dashes set proactively') ax.legend(loc='lower right') plt.show() Keywords: python, matplotlib, pylab, example, codex (see :ref:`how-to-search-examples`)