.. _sphx_glr_gallery_shapes_and_collections_path_patch.py: ================ PathPatch object ================ This example shows how to create `Path`\s and `PathPatch` objects through Matplotlib's API. .. image:: /gallery/shapes_and_collections/images/sphx_glr_path_patch_001.png :align: center .. code-block:: python import matplotlib.path as mpath import matplotlib.patches as mpatches import matplotlib.pyplot as plt fig, ax = plt.subplots() Path = mpath.Path path_data = [ (Path.MOVETO, (1.58, -2.57)), (Path.CURVE4, (0.35, -1.1)), (Path.CURVE4, (-1.75, 2.0)), (Path.CURVE4, (0.375, 2.0)), (Path.LINETO, (0.85, 1.15)), (Path.CURVE4, (2.2, 3.2)), (Path.CURVE4, (3, 0.05)), (Path.CURVE4, (2.0, -0.5)), (Path.CLOSEPOLY, (1.58, -2.57)), ] codes, verts = zip(*path_data) path = mpath.Path(verts, codes) patch = mpatches.PathPatch(path, facecolor='r', alpha=0.5) ax.add_patch(patch) # plot control points and connecting lines x, y = zip(*path.vertices) line, = ax.plot(x, y, 'go-') ax.grid() ax.axis('equal') plt.show() .. only :: html .. container:: sphx-glr-footer .. container:: sphx-glr-download :download:`Download Python source code: path_patch.py ` .. container:: sphx-glr-download :download:`Download Jupyter notebook: path_patch.ipynb ` .. only:: html .. rst-class:: sphx-glr-signature `Gallery generated by Sphinx-Gallery `_