#!/usr/bin/env python """ An example of how to interact with the plotting canvas by connecting to move and click events """ from __future__ import print_function import sys from pylab import * t = arange(0.0, 1.0, 0.01) s = sin(2*pi*t) fig, ax = plt.subplots() ax.plot(t,s) def on_move(event): # get the x and y pixel coords x, y = event.x, event.y if event.inaxes: ax = event.inaxes # the axes instance print ('data coords %f %f' % (event.xdata, event.ydata)) def on_click(event): # get the x and y coords, flip y from top to bottom x, y = event.x, event.y if event.button==1: if event.inaxes is not None: print ('data coords %f %f' % (event.xdata, event.ydata)) binding_id = connect('motion_notify_event', on_move) connect('button_press_event', on_click) if "test_disconnect" in sys.argv: print ("disconnecting console coordinate printout...") disconnect(binding_id) show()