.. _pylab_examples-dashpointlabel:

pylab_examples example code: dashpointlabel.py
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.. plot:: /home/tcaswell/source/p/matplotlib/doc/mpl_examples/pylab_examples/dashpointlabel.py

::

    import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
    
    DATA = ((1, 3),
            (2, 4),
            (3, 1),
            (4, 2))
    # dash_style =
    #     direction, length, (text)rotation, dashrotation, push
    # (The parameters are varied to show their effects,
    # not for visual appeal).
    dash_style = (
        (0, 20, -15, 30, 10),
        (1, 30, 0, 15, 10),
        (0, 40, 15, 15, 10),
        (1, 20, 30, 60, 10),
        )
    
    fig, ax = plt.subplots()
    
    (x, y) = zip(*DATA)
    ax.plot(x, y, marker='o')
    for i in range(len(DATA)):
        (x, y) = DATA[i]
        (dd, dl, r, dr, dp) = dash_style[i]
        #print('dashlen call %d' % dl)
        t = ax.text(x, y, str((x, y)), withdash=True,
                    dashdirection=dd,
                    dashlength=dl,
                    rotation=r,
                    dashrotation=dr,
                    dashpush=dp,
                    )
    
    ax.set_xlim((0.0, 5.0))
    ax.set_ylim((0.0, 5.0))
    
    plt.show()
    

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