.. _pylab_examples-agg_buffer_to_array:

pylab_examples example code: agg_buffer_to_array.py
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.. plot:: /home/tcaswell/source/p/matplotlib/doc/mpl_examples/pylab_examples/agg_buffer_to_array.py

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    import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
    import numpy as np
    
    # make an agg figure
    fig, ax = plt.subplots()
    ax.plot([1, 2, 3])
    ax.set_title('a simple figure')
    fig.canvas.draw()
    
    # grab the pixel buffer and dump it into a numpy array
    X = np.array(fig.canvas.renderer._renderer)
    
    # now display the array X as an Axes in a new figure
    fig2 = plt.figure()
    ax2 = fig2.add_subplot(111, frameon=False)
    ax2.imshow(X)
    plt.show()
    

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