matplotlib.artist.Artist.set_clip_path#
- Artist.set_clip_path(path, transform=None)[source]#
Set the artist's clip path.
- Parameters:
- path
Patch
orPath
orTransformedPath
or None The clip path. If given a
Path
, transform must be provided as well. If None, a previously set clip path is removed.- transform
Transform
, optional Only used if path is a
Path
, in which case the givenPath
is converted to aTransformedPath
using transform.
- path
Notes
For efficiency, if path is a
Rectangle
this method will set the clipping box to the corresponding rectangle and set the clipping path toNone
.For technical reasons (support of
set
), a tuple (path, transform) is also accepted as a single positional parameter.
Examples using matplotlib.artist.Artist.set_clip_path
#
Clipping images with patches
Image demo
Dolphins
Looking Glass