.. 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_quad_bezier.py:
============
Bezier Curve
============
This example showcases the `~.patches.PathPatch` object to create a Bezier
polycurve path patch.
.. code-block:: default
import matplotlib.path as mpath
import matplotlib.patches as mpatches
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
Path = mpath.Path
fig, ax = plt.subplots()
pp1 = mpatches.PathPatch(
Path([(0, 0), (1, 0), (1, 1), (0, 0)],
[Path.MOVETO, Path.CURVE3, Path.CURVE3, Path.CLOSEPOLY]),
fc="none", transform=ax.transData)
ax.add_patch(pp1)
ax.plot([0.75], [0.25], "ro")
ax.set_title('The red point should be on the path')
plt.show()
.. image:: /gallery/shapes_and_collections/images/sphx_glr_quad_bezier_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
.. rst-class:: sphx-glr-script-out
Out:
.. code-block:: none
.. _sphx_glr_download_gallery_shapes_and_collections_quad_bezier.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: quad_bezier.py `
.. container:: sphx-glr-download sphx-glr-download-jupyter
:download:`Download Jupyter notebook: quad_bezier.ipynb `
.. only:: html
.. rst-class:: sphx-glr-signature
Keywords: matplotlib code example, codex, python plot, pyplot
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