""" ============= Span Selector ============= The `.SpanSelector` is a mouse widget that enables selecting a range on an axis. Here, an x-range can be selected on the upper axis; a detailed view of the selected range is then plotted on the lower axis. .. note:: If the SpanSelector object is garbage collected you will lose the interactivity. You must keep a hard reference to it to prevent this. """ import matplotlib.pyplot as plt import numpy as np from matplotlib.widgets import SpanSelector # Fixing random state for reproducibility np.random.seed(19680801) fig, (ax1, ax2) = plt.subplots(2, figsize=(8, 6)) x = np.arange(0.0, 5.0, 0.01) y = np.sin(2 * np.pi * x) + 0.5 * np.random.randn(len(x)) ax1.plot(x, y) ax1.set_ylim(-2, 2) ax1.set_title('Press left mouse button and drag ' 'to select a region in the top graph') line2, = ax2.plot([], []) def onselect(xmin, xmax): indmin, indmax = np.searchsorted(x, (xmin, xmax)) indmax = min(len(x) - 1, indmax) region_x = x[indmin:indmax] region_y = y[indmin:indmax] if len(region_x) >= 2: line2.set_data(region_x, region_y) ax2.set_xlim(region_x[0], region_x[-1]) ax2.set_ylim(region_y.min(), region_y.max()) fig.canvas.draw_idle() span = SpanSelector( ax1, onselect, "horizontal", useblit=True, props=dict(alpha=0.5, facecolor="tab:blue"), interactive=True, drag_from_anywhere=True ) # Set useblit=True on most backends for enhanced performance. plt.show() # %% # # .. admonition:: References # # The use of the following functions, methods, classes and modules is shown # in this example: # # - `matplotlib.widgets.SpanSelector`