.. _pylab_examples-ellipse_rotated:

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

::

    import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
    import numpy as np
    from matplotlib.patches import Ellipse
    
    delta = 45.0  # degrees
    
    angles = np.arange(0, 360 + delta, delta)
    ells = [Ellipse((1, 1), 4, 2, a) for a in angles]
    
    a = plt.subplot(111, aspect='equal')
    
    for e in ells:
        e.set_clip_box(a.bbox)
        e.set_alpha(0.1)
        a.add_artist(e)
    
    plt.xlim(-2, 4)
    plt.ylim(-1, 3)
    
    plt.show()
    

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