Re: [Matplotlib-users] Symbol plotting

[Paul I. <piv...@gm...>]

Richard Hattersley, on 2011-07-13 09:58,  wrote:
> Is there a standard way to add fixed-size, arbitrary-design symbols to axes?
>  - Their position must be given in data coordinates
>  - Their size must be given in physical coordinates (inches/points)
>  
> They basically need to behave like plot markers, but with the ability to specifiy arbitrary designs.
> e.g. See http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cloud_cover_3.svg for an example symbol.
>  
> Currently I'm defining my symbols using a sequence of Patch objects, and then using PatchCollection (with its offsets and transOffset properties, and its set_transform() method) to do the positioning/scaling.
>  
> Is there a better way?

This looks similar enough:

http://matplotlib.sourceforge.net/examples/api/scatter_piecharts.html

best,
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