.. _pylab_examples-text_handles:

pylab_examples example code: text_handles.py
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    #!/usr/bin/env python
    #Controlling the properties of axis text using handles
    
    # See examples/text_themes.py for a more elegant, pythonic way to control
    # fonts.  After all, if we were slaves to MATLAB , we wouldn't be
    # using python!
    
    from pylab import *
    
    
    def f(t):
        s1 = sin(2*pi*t)
        e1 = exp(-t)
        return multiply(s1,e1)
    
    t1 = arange(0.0, 5.0, 0.1)
    t2 = arange(0.0, 5.0, 0.02)
    
    
    subplot(111)
    plot(t1, f(t1), 'bo', t2, f(t2), 'k')
    text(3.0, 0.6, 'f(t) = exp(-t) sin(2 pi t)')
    ttext = title('Fun with text!')
    ytext = ylabel('Damped oscillation')
    xtext = xlabel('time (s)')
    
    setp(ttext, size='large', color='r', style='italic')
    setp(xtext, size='medium', name='courier', weight='bold', color='g')
    setp(ytext, size='medium', name='helvetica', weight='light', color='b')
    show()
    

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