Re: [Matplotlib-users] bezier curve through set of 2D points

[Jae-Joon L. <lee...@gm...>]

On Thu, Jan 14, 2010 at 4:38 AM, Mark Bakker <ma...@gm...> wrote:
> Does matplotlib have a routine that can fit a cubic Bezier curve through an
> array of 2D points?
>
> I saw some Bezier routines in Path, but couldn't find what I am looking for.
>

As far as I know, no.

> If matplotlib doesn't have it, does anybody have another suggestion in
> Python?
>

The attached is what I have used once.
It uses scipy.interpolate.splprep to fit the input as a B-spline then
convert it to cubic bezier curve.
But I have no idea if this is the best way to do it.

The original code is from

http://mail.scipy.org/pipermail/scipy-dev/2007-February/006651.html

And I only added some mpl-related things.

Regards,

-JJ