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Lasso SelectorΒΆ
Interactively selecting data points with the lasso tool.
This examples plots a scatter plot. You can then select a few points by drawing a lasso loop around the points on the graph. To draw, just click on the graph, hold, and drag it around the points you need to select.
import numpy as np
from matplotlib.widgets import LassoSelector
from matplotlib.path import Path
class SelectFromCollection:
"""
Select indices from a matplotlib collection using `LassoSelector`.
Selected indices are saved in the `ind` attribute. This tool fades out the
points that are not part of the selection (i.e., reduces their alpha
values). If your collection has alpha < 1, this tool will permanently
alter the alpha values.
Note that this tool selects collection objects based on their *origins*
(i.e., `offsets`).
Parameters
----------
ax : `~matplotlib.axes.Axes`
Axes to interact with.
collection : `matplotlib.collections.Collection` subclass
Collection you want to select from.
alpha_other : 0 <= float <= 1
To highlight a selection, this tool sets all selected points to an
alpha value of 1 and non-selected points to *alpha_other*.
"""
def __init__(self, ax, collection, alpha_other=0.3):
self.canvas = ax.figure.canvas
self.collection = collection
self.alpha_other = alpha_other
self.xys = collection.get_offsets()
self.Npts = len(self.xys)
# Ensure that we have separate colors for each object
self.fc = collection.get_facecolors()
if len(self.fc) == 0:
raise ValueError('Collection must have a facecolor')
elif len(self.fc) == 1:
self.fc = np.tile(self.fc, (self.Npts, 1))
self.lasso = LassoSelector(ax, onselect=self.onselect)
self.ind = []
def onselect(self, verts):
path = Path(verts)
self.ind = np.nonzero(path.contains_points(self.xys))[0]
self.fc[:, -1] = self.alpha_other
self.fc[self.ind, -1] = 1
self.collection.set_facecolors(self.fc)
self.canvas.draw_idle()
def disconnect(self):
self.lasso.disconnect_events()
self.fc[:, -1] = 1
self.collection.set_facecolors(self.fc)
self.canvas.draw_idle()
if __name__ == '__main__':
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
# Fixing random state for reproducibility
np.random.seed(19680801)
data = np.random.rand(100, 2)
subplot_kw = dict(xlim=(0, 1), ylim=(0, 1), autoscale_on=False)
fig, ax = plt.subplots(subplot_kw=subplot_kw)
pts = ax.scatter(data[:, 0], data[:, 1], s=80)
selector = SelectFromCollection(ax, pts)
def accept(event):
if event.key == "enter":
print("Selected points:")
print(selector.xys[selector.ind])
selector.disconnect()
ax.set_title("")
fig.canvas.draw()
fig.canvas.mpl_connect("key_press_event", accept)
ax.set_title("Press enter to accept selected points.")
plt.show()
References
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