""" =============================== Rectangle and ellipse selectors =============================== Click somewhere, move the mouse, and release the mouse button. `.RectangleSelector` and `.EllipseSelector` draw a rectangle or an ellipse from the initial click position to the current mouse position (within the same axes) until the button is released. A connected callback receives the click- and release-events. """ import matplotlib.pyplot as plt import numpy as np from matplotlib.widgets import EllipseSelector, RectangleSelector def select_callback(eclick, erelease): """ Callback for line selection. *eclick* and *erelease* are the press and release events. """ x1, y1 = eclick.xdata, eclick.ydata x2, y2 = erelease.xdata, erelease.ydata print(f"({x1:3.2f}, {y1:3.2f}) --> ({x2:3.2f}, {y2:3.2f})") print(f"The buttons you used were: {eclick.button} {erelease.button}") def toggle_selector(event): print('Key pressed.') if event.key == 't': for selector in selectors: name = type(selector).__name__ if selector.active: print(f'{name} deactivated.') selector.set_active(False) else: print(f'{name} activated.') selector.set_active(True) fig = plt.figure(layout='constrained') axs = fig.subplots(2) N = 100000 # If N is large one can see improvement by using blitting. x = np.linspace(0, 10, N) selectors = [] for ax, selector_class in zip(axs, [RectangleSelector, EllipseSelector]): ax.plot(x, np.sin(2*np.pi*x)) # plot something ax.set_title(f"Click and drag to draw a {selector_class.__name__}.") selectors.append(selector_class( ax, select_callback, useblit=True, button=[1, 3], # disable middle button minspanx=5, minspany=5, spancoords='pixels', interactive=True)) fig.canvas.mpl_connect('key_press_event', toggle_selector) axs[0].set_title("Press 't' to toggle the selectors on and off.\n" + axs[0].get_title()) plt.show() # %% # # .. admonition:: References # # The use of the following functions, methods, classes and modules is shown # in this example: # # - `matplotlib.widgets.RectangleSelector` # - `matplotlib.widgets.EllipseSelector`