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# Check Buttons

    import numpy as np
    import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
    from matplotlib.widgets import CheckButtons

    t = np.arange(0.0, 2.0, 0.01)
    s0 = np.sin(2*np.pi*t)
    s1 = np.sin(4*np.pi*t)
    s2 = np.sin(6*np.pi*t)

    fig, ax = plt.subplots()
    l0, = ax.plot(t, s0, visible=False, lw=2, color='k', label='2 Hz')
    l1, = ax.plot(t, s1, lw=2, color='r', label='4 Hz')
    l2, = ax.plot(t, s2, lw=2, color='g', label='6 Hz')
    plt.subplots_adjust(left=0.2)

    lines = [l0, l1, l2]

    # Make checkbuttons with all plotted lines with correct visibility
    rax = plt.axes([0.05, 0.4, 0.1, 0.15])
    labels = [str(line.get_label()) for line in lines]
    visibility = [line.get_visible() for line in lines]
    check = CheckButtons(rax, labels, visibility)

    def func(label):
        index = labels.index(label)
        lines[index].set_visible(not lines[index].get_visible())
        plt.draw()

    check.on_clicked(func)

    plt.show()

Total running time of the script: ( 0 minutes 0.049 seconds)

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