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Close EventΒΆ

Example to show connecting events that occur when the figure closes.

../../_images/sphx_glr_close_event_001.png
from __future__ import print_function
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt


def handle_close(evt):
    print('Closed Figure!')

fig = plt.figure()
fig.canvas.mpl_connect('close_event', handle_close)

plt.text(0.35, 0.5, 'Close Me!', dict(size=30))
plt.show()

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