.. _pylab_examples-dashpointlabel:

pylab_examples example code: dashpointlabel.py
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::

    import pylab
    
    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 = pylab.figure()
    ax = fig.add_subplot(111)
    
    
    (x,y) = zip(*DATA)
    ax.plot(x, y, marker='o')
    for i in xrange(len(DATA)):
        (x,y) = DATA[i]
        (dd, dl, r, dr, dp) = dash_style[i]
        #print 'dashlen call', 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))
    
    pylab.show()
    
    

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