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Clipping images with patches#
Demo of image that's been clipped by a circular patch.
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import matplotlib.cbook as cbook
import matplotlib.patches as patches
with cbook.get_sample_data('grace_hopper.jpg') as image_file:
image = plt.imread(image_file)
fig, ax = plt.subplots()
im = ax.imshow(image)
patch = patches.Circle((260, 200), radius=200, transform=ax.transData)
im.set_clip_path(patch)
ax.axis('off')
plt.show()
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