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"""

Show how to override basic methods so an artist can contain another

artist. In this case, the line contains a Text instance to label it.

"""

import numpy as np

import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

import matplotlib.lines as lines

import matplotlib.transforms as mtransforms

import matplotlib.text as mtext

class MyLine(lines.Line2D):

def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):

# we'll update the position when the line data is set

self.text = mtext.Text(0, 0, '')

lines.Line2D.__init__(self, *args, **kwargs)

# we can't access the label attr until *after* the line is

# inited

self.text.set_text(self.get_label())

def set_figure(self, figure):

self.text.set_figure(figure)

lines.Line2D.set_figure(self, figure)

def set_axes(self, axes):

self.text.set_axes(axes)

lines.Line2D.set_axes(self, axes)

def set_transform(self, transform):

# 2 pixel offset

texttrans = transform + mtransforms.Affine2D().translate(2, 2)

self.text.set_transform(texttrans)

lines.Line2D.set_transform(self, transform)

def set_data(self, x, y):

if len(x):

self.text.set_position((x[-1], y[-1]))

lines.Line2D.set_data(self, x, y)

def draw(self, renderer):

# draw my label at the end of the line with 2 pixel offset

lines.Line2D.draw(self, renderer)

self.text.draw(renderer)

fig = plt.figure()

ax = fig.add_subplot(111)

x, y = np.random.rand(2, 20)

line = MyLine(x, y, mfc='red', ms=12, label='line label')

#line.text.set_text('line label')

line.text.set_color('red')

line.text.set_fontsize(16)

ax.add_line(line)

plt.show()

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