add rotation capabilities for scatter plot and PathCollection

mgoacolou · mgoacolou · commit f1e8f6e10b22 · 2013-09-18T14:42:13.000+02:00
diff --git a/examples/pylab_examples/scatter_rotate_symbol.py b/examples/pylab_examples/scatter_rotate_symbol.py
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+import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
+from numpy import arange, pi, cos, sin
+from numpy.random import rand
+
+# unit area ellipse
+rx, ry = 3., 1.
+area = rx * ry * pi
+theta = arange(0, 2*pi+0.01, 0.1)
+verts = list(zip(rx/area*cos(theta), ry/area*sin(theta)))
+
+x,y,s,c = rand(4, 30)
+s*= 10**2.
+
+fig, ax = plt.subplots()
+ax.scatter(x,y,s,c,marker=None,verts =verts)
+
+plt.show()
