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matplotlib.axes.Axes.add_patch¶

Axes.add_patch(p)¶

Add a Patch p to the list of axes patches; the clipbox will be set to the Axes clipping box. If the transform is not set, it will be set to transData.

Returns the patch.

Examples using `matplotlib.axes.Axes.add_patch`¶

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../../_images/sphx_glr_dolphin_thumb.png

../../_images/sphx_glr_donut_thumb.png

../../_images/sphx_glr_hatch_demo_thumb.png

../../_images/sphx_glr_path_patch_thumb.png

PathPatch object

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../../_images/sphx_glr_histogram_path_thumb.png

Building histograms using Rectangles and PolyCollections