import pylab x = pylab.rand(10) y = pylab.rand(10) pylab.subplot(321) pylab.scatter(x,y,s=80,marker=">") pylab.subplot(322) pylab.scatter(x,y,s=80,marker=(5,0)) verts = zip([-1.,1.,1.,-1.],[-1.,-1.,1.,-1.]) pylab.subplot(323) pylab.scatter(x,y,s=80,marker=(verts,0)) # equivalent: #pylab.scatter(x,y,s=80,marker=None, verts=verts) pylab.subplot(324) pylab.scatter(x,y,s=80,marker=(5,1)) pylab.subplot(325) pylab.scatter(x,y,s=80,marker='+') pylab.subplot(326) pylab.scatter(x,y,s=80,marker=(5,2), edgecolor='g') pylab.show()