ax1 = plt.subplot()

ax1.imshow([[1, 2], [2, 3]])

txt = ax1.annotate("test", (1., 1.), (0., 0),

arrowprops=dict(arrowstyle="->",

connectionstyle="angle3", lw=2),

size=20, ha="center",

path_effects=[path_effects.withStroke(linewidth=3,

foreground="w")])

txt.arrow_patch.set_path_effects([path_effects.Stroke(linewidth=5,

foreground="w"),

path_effects.Normal()])

pe = [path_effects.withStroke(linewidth=3, foreground="w")]

ax2 = plt.subplot()

arr = np.arange(25).reshape((5, 5))

ax2.imshow(arr, interpolation='nearest')

cntr = ax2.contour(arr, colors="k")

cntr.set(path_effects=[path_effects.withStroke(linewidth=3, foreground="w")])

clbls = ax2.clabel(cntr, fmt="%2.0f", use_clabeltext=True)

plt.setp(clbls,

path_effects=[path_effects.withStroke(linewidth=3,

p1, = plt.plot([1, 3, 5, 4, 3], 'o-b', lw=4)

p1.set_path_effects([path_effects.SimpleLineShadow(),

path_effects.Normal()])

plt.title(

r'testing$^{123}$',

path_effects=[path_effects.withStroke(linewidth=1, foreground="r")])

leg = plt.legend([p1], [r'Line 1$^2$'], fancybox=True, loc='upper left')

leg.legendPatch.set_path_effects([path_effects.withSimplePatchShadow()])

text = plt.text(2, 3, 'Drop test', color='white',

bbox={'boxstyle': 'circle,pad=0.1', 'color': 'red'})

pe = [path_effects.Stroke(linewidth=3.75, foreground='k'),

path_effects.withSimplePatchShadow((6, -3), shadow_rgbFace='blue')]

text.set_path_effects(pe)

text.get_bbox_patch().set_path_effects(pe)

pe = [path_effects.PathPatchEffect(offset=(4, -4), hatch='xxxx',

facecolor='gray'),

path_effects.PathPatchEffect(edgecolor='white', facecolor='black',

lw=1.1)]

t = plt.gcf().text(0.02, 0.1, 'Hatch shadow', fontsize=75, weight=1000,

va='center')

text_chunks = [

'A B C D E F G H I J K L',

'M N O P Q R S T U V W',

'X Y Z a b c d e f g h i j',

'k l m n o p q r s t u v',

'w x y z 0123456789',

r"!@#$%^&*()-=_+[]\;'",

',./{}|:"<>?'

]

font_size = 50

ax = plt.axes((0, 0, 1, 1))

for i, chunk in enumerate(text_chunks):

text = ax.text(x=0.01, y=(0.9 - i * 0.13), s=chunk,

fontdict={'ha': 'left', 'va': 'center',

'size': font_size, 'color': 'white'})

text.set_path_effects([path_effects.Stroke(linewidth=font_size / 10,

foreground='black'),

path_effects.Normal()])

ax.set_xlim(0, 1)

ax.set_ylim(0, 1)

fig = plt.figure(dpi=150)

p1, = plt.plot(range(10))

p1.set_path_effects([path_effects.SimpleLineShadow(),

path_effects.Normal()])

renderer = fig.canvas.get_renderer()

pe_renderer = path_effects.PathEffectRenderer(

p1.get_path_effects(), renderer)

# Confirm that using a path effects renderer maintains point sizes

# appropriately. Otherwise rendered font would be the wrong size.

x, y = np.meshgrid(np.linspace(0, 10, 150), np.linspace(-5, 5, 100))

data = np.sin(x) + np.cos(y)

cs = plt.contour(data)

cs.set(path_effects=[

path_effects.PathPatchEffect(edgecolor='black', facecolor='none', linewidth=12),

path_effects.Stroke(linewidth=5)])

for text in plt.clabel(cs, colors='white'):

text.set_path_effects([path_effects.withStroke(foreground='k',

linewidth=3)])

text.set_bbox({'boxstyle': 'sawtooth', 'facecolor': 'none',

fig, (ax1, ax2, ax3) = plt.subplots(1, 3, figsize=(12, 4))

path = Path.unit_circle()

patch = patches.PathPatch(path, facecolor='none', lw=2, path_effects=[

path_effects.withTickedStroke(angle=-90, spacing=10,

length=1)])

ax1.add_patch(patch)

ax1.axis('equal')

ax1.set_xlim(-2, 2)

ax1.set_ylim(-2, 2)

ax2.plot([0, 1], [0, 1], label=' ',

path_effects=[path_effects.withTickedStroke(spacing=7,

angle=135)])

nx = 101

x = np.linspace(0.0, 1.0, nx)

y = 0.3 * np.sin(x * 8) + 0.4

ax2.plot(x, y, label=' ', path_effects=[path_effects.withTickedStroke()])

ax2.legend()

nx = 101

ny = 105

# Set up survey vectors

xvec = np.linspace(0.001, 4.0, nx)

yvec = np.linspace(0.001, 4.0, ny)

# Set up survey matrices. Design disk loading and gear ratio.

x1, x2 = np.meshgrid(xvec, yvec)

# Evaluate some stuff to plot

g1 = -(3 * x1 + x2 - 5.5)

g2 = -(x1 + 2 * x2 - 4)

g3 = .8 + x1 ** -3 - x2

cg1 = ax3.contour(x1, x2, g1, [0], colors=('k',))

cg1.set(path_effects=[path_effects.withTickedStroke(angle=135)])

cg2 = ax3.contour(x1, x2, g2, [0], colors=('r',))

cg2.set(path_effects=[path_effects.withTickedStroke(angle=60, length=2)])

cg3 = ax3.contour(x1, x2, g3, [0], colors=('b',))

cg3.set(path_effects=[path_effects.withTickedStroke(spacing=7)])

ax3.set_xlim(0, 4)

ax = plt.subplot()

s1 = " "

s2 = "\nNewline also causes problems"

text1 = ax.text(0.5, 0.75, s1, ha='center', va='center', size=20,

bbox={'color': 'salmon'})

text2 = ax.text(0.5, 0.25, s2, ha='center', va='center', size=20,

bbox={'color': 'thistle'})

text1.set_path_effects([path_effects.Normal()])

class CustomRenderer(RendererBase):

def __init__(self):

super().__init__()

def open_group(self, s, gid=None):

return "open_group overridden"

def close_group(self, s):

return "close_group overridden"

renderer = PathEffectRenderer([path_effects.Normal()], CustomRenderer())

assert renderer.open_group('s') == "open_group overridden"