.. only:: html
.. note::
:class: sphx-glr-download-link-note
Click :ref:`here ` to download the full example code
.. rst-class:: sphx-glr-example-title
.. _sphx_glr_gallery_shapes_and_collections_compound_path.py:
=============
Compound path
=============
Make a compound path -- in this case two simple polygons, a rectangle
and a triangle. Use ``CLOSEPOLY`` and ``MOVETO`` for the different parts of
the compound path
.. code-block:: default
import numpy as np
from matplotlib.path import Path
from matplotlib.patches import PathPatch
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
vertices = []
codes = []
codes = [Path.MOVETO] + [Path.LINETO]*3 + [Path.CLOSEPOLY]
vertices = [(1, 1), (1, 2), (2, 2), (2, 1), (0, 0)]
codes += [Path.MOVETO] + [Path.LINETO]*2 + [Path.CLOSEPOLY]
vertices += [(4, 4), (5, 5), (5, 4), (0, 0)]
vertices = np.array(vertices, float)
path = Path(vertices, codes)
pathpatch = PathPatch(path, facecolor='None', edgecolor='green')
fig, ax = plt.subplots()
ax.add_patch(pathpatch)
ax.set_title('A compound path')
ax.autoscale_view()
plt.show()
.. image:: /gallery/shapes_and_collections/images/sphx_glr_compound_path_001.png
:class: sphx-glr-single-img
------------
References
""""""""""
The use of the following functions, methods, classes and modules is shown
in this example:
.. code-block:: default
import matplotlib
matplotlib.path
matplotlib.path.Path
matplotlib.patches
matplotlib.patches.PathPatch
matplotlib.axes.Axes.add_patch
matplotlib.axes.Axes.autoscale_view
.. rst-class:: sphx-glr-script-out
Out:
.. code-block:: none
.. _sphx_glr_download_gallery_shapes_and_collections_compound_path.py:
.. only :: html
.. container:: sphx-glr-footer
:class: sphx-glr-footer-example
.. container:: sphx-glr-download sphx-glr-download-python
:download:`Download Python source code: compound_path.py `
.. container:: sphx-glr-download sphx-glr-download-jupyter
:download:`Download Jupyter notebook: compound_path.ipynb `
.. only:: html
.. rst-class:: sphx-glr-signature
Keywords: matplotlib code example, codex, python plot, pyplot
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