.. _api-clippath_demo:

api example code: clippath_demo.py
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.. plot:: /home/mandrake/rpm/BUILD/matplotlib-1.1.1/doc/mpl_examples/api/clippath_demo.py

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    """
    Clipping to arbitrary patches and paths
    """
    import numpy as np
    import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
    import matplotlib.path as path
    import matplotlib.patches as patches
    
    
    fig = plt.figure()
    ax = fig.add_subplot(111, frameon=False, xticks=[], yticks=[])
    
    im = ax.imshow(np.random.rand(10,10))
    
    patch = patches.Circle((300,300), radius=100)
    im.set_clip_path(patch)
    
    plt.show()
    
    
    

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