

.. _sphx_glr_gallery_api_quad_bezier.py:


============
Bezier Curve
============

This example showcases the PathPatch object to create a Bezier polycurve path
patch.




.. image:: /gallery/api/images/sphx_glr_quad_bezier_001.png
    :align: center





.. code-block:: python


    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()

**Total running time of the script:** ( 0 minutes  0.034 seconds)



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