Re: [Matplotlib-users] scatter plot individual alpha values

[Damon M. <dam...@gm...>]

On Wed, Aug 08, 2012 at 05:22:49PM -0400, Tony Yu wrote:
> On Wed, Aug 8, 2012 at 4:34 PM, Gustavo Goretkin <gus...@gm...
> > wrote:
> 
> > I can use the scatter function to plot an array of points and give a
> > corresponding array of colors to set those points. Is it possible to
> > do the same thing with alpha values?
> >
> You can use a colormap with varying alpha values.

Would it be possible to do something like

ax.plot(x, y, color=[c1, c2, c3], alpha=[a1, a2, a3])?

It doesn't seem that it's supported and that would be the 'natural'
extension, in some sense.

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