matplotlib.patches.PathPatch   classmatplotlib.patches.PathPatch(path, **kwargs)[source]
 
Bases: matplotlib.patches.Patch A general polycurve path patch. path is a Path object. Valid keyword arguments are:   
Property Description   
agg_filter a filter function, which takes a (m, n, 3) float array and a dpi value, and returns a (m, n, 3) array  
alpha unknown  
animated bool  
antialiased or aa bool or None  
capstyle CapStyle or {'butt', 'projecting', 'round'}  
clip_box Bbox  
clip_on bool  
clip_path Patch or (Path, Transform) or None  
color color  
edgecolor or ec color or None  
facecolor or fc color or None  
figure Figure  
fill bool  
gid str  
hatch {'/', '\', '|', '-', '+', 'x', 'o', 'O', '.', '*'}  
in_layout bool  
joinstyle JoinStyle or {'miter', 'round', 'bevel'}  
label object  
linestyle or ls {'-', '--', '-.', ':', '', (offset, on-off-seq), ...}  
linewidth or lw float or None  
path_effects AbstractPathEffect  
picker None or bool or float or callable  
rasterized bool  
sketch_params (scale: float, length: float, randomness: float)  
snap bool or None  
transform Transform  
url str  
visible bool  
zorder float     get_path()[source]
 
Return the path of this patch. 
   set(*, agg_filter=<UNSET>, alpha=<UNSET>, animated=<UNSET>, antialiased=<UNSET>, capstyle=<UNSET>, clip_box=<UNSET>, clip_on=<UNSET>, clip_path=<UNSET>, color=<UNSET>, edgecolor=<UNSET>, facecolor=<UNSET>, fill=<UNSET>, gid=<UNSET>, hatch=<UNSET>, in_layout=<UNSET>, joinstyle=<UNSET>, label=<UNSET>, linestyle=<UNSET>, linewidth=<UNSET>, path=<UNSET>, path_effects=<UNSET>, picker=<UNSET>, rasterized=<UNSET>, sketch_params=<UNSET>, snap=<UNSET>, transform=<UNSET>, url=<UNSET>, visible=<UNSET>, zorder=<UNSET>)[source]
 
Set multiple properties at once. Supported properties are   
Property Description   
agg_filter a filter function, which takes a (m, n, 3) float array and a dpi value, and returns a (m, n, 3) array  
alpha scalar or None  
animated bool  
antialiased or aa bool or None  
capstyle CapStyle or {'butt', 'projecting', 'round'}  
clip_box Bbox  
clip_on bool  
clip_path Patch or (Path, Transform) or None  
color color  
edgecolor or ec color or None  
facecolor or fc color or None  
figure Figure  
fill bool  
gid str  
hatch {'/', '\', '|', '-', '+', 'x', 'o', 'O', '.', '*'}  
in_layout bool  
joinstyle JoinStyle or {'miter', 'round', 'bevel'}  
label object  
linestyle or ls {'-', '--', '-.', ':', '', (offset, on-off-seq), ...}  
linewidth or lw float or None  
path unknown  
path_effects AbstractPathEffect  
picker None or bool or float or callable  
rasterized bool  
sketch_params (scale: float, length: float, randomness: float)  
snap bool or None  
transform Transform  
url str  
visible bool  
zorder float   
   set_path(path)[source]

 
  Examples using matplotlib.patches.PathPatch
 
   Curve with error band   

   Stairs Demo   

   Image Demo   

   Box plots with custom fill colors   

   Using a text as a Path   

   Reference for Matplotlib artists   

   Compound path   

   Dolphins   

   Mmh Donuts!!!   

   PathPatch object   

   Bezier Curve   

   Firefox   

   Path Editor   

   Building histograms using Rectangles and PolyCollections   

   Matplotlib logo   

   TickedStroke patheffect   

   Draw flat objects in 3D plot   

   Path Tutorial