import matplotlib.path as mpath import matplotlib.patches as mpatches import matplotlib.pyplot as plt Path = mpath.Path fig, ax = plt.subplots() pp1 = mpatches.PathPatch( Path([(0, 0), (1, 0), (1, 1), (0, 0)], [Path.MOVETO, Path.CURVE3, Path.CURVE3, Path.CLOSEPOLY]), fc="none", transform=ax.transData) ax.add_patch(pp1) ax.plot([0.75], [0.25], "ro") ax.set_title('The red point should be on the path') plt.show()