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# matplotlib.animation.ArtistAnimation

class `matplotlib.animation.``ArtistAnimation`(fig, artists, *args, **kwargs)

  Animation using a fixed set of `Artist` objects.

  Before creating an instance, all plotting should have taken place and the relevant artists saved.

  Parameters: | fig : matplotlib.figure.Figure The figure object that is used to get draw, resize, and any other needed events. artists : list Each list entry a collection of artists that represent what needs to be enabled on each frame. These will be disabled for other frames. interval : number, optional Delay between frames in milliseconds. Defaults to 200. repeat_delay : number, optional If the animation in repeated, adds a delay in milliseconds before repeating the animation. Defaults to `None`. repeat : bool, optional Controls whether the animation should repeat when the sequence of frames is completed. Defaults to `True`. blit : bool, optional Controls whether blitting is used to optimize drawing. Defaults to `False`.

  `__init__`(fig, artists, *args, **kwargs)