

.. _sphx_glr_gallery_pylab_examples_marker_path.py:


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Marker Path
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.. image:: /gallery/pylab_examples/images/sphx_glr_marker_path_001.png
    :align: center





.. code-block:: python

    import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
    import matplotlib.path as mpath
    import numpy as np


    star = mpath.Path.unit_regular_star(6)
    circle = mpath.Path.unit_circle()
    # concatenate the circle with an internal cutout of the star
    verts = np.concatenate([circle.vertices, star.vertices[::-1, ...]])
    codes = np.concatenate([circle.codes, star.codes])
    cut_star = mpath.Path(verts, codes)


    plt.plot(np.arange(10)**2, '--r', marker=cut_star, markersize=15)

    plt.show()

**Total running time of the script:** ( 0 minutes  0.024 seconds)



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