[Matplotlib-users] mouse cursor coordinates

[Thomas Caswell]

See the spline example in this gist
https://gist.github.com/tacaswell/d1afcf015fc202c311bdcc477e1ca3bd and
http://matplotlib.org/users/event_handling.html

The trick is to register an instance method into the callbacks so that you
can keep state between calls.

Tom

On Fri, Jun 3, 2016 at 6:12 AM grivet <grivet at cnrs-orleans.fr> wrote:

> Hello,
> I would like to go further and, in fact, do the following:
>
>      repeat n times
>          click inside a figure
>          retrieve and store the pointer coordinates
>          show a mark (or circle or whatever) at this point
>
> Thank you for your suggestions
> JP Grivet
>
> > Right again! A separate window is now created and I can click inside
> > and retrieve the pointer coordinates.
> > Thanks a lot,
> > JP Grivet
> >
> >> Ok, I do not use spyder so I may be wrong, but it looks that it works if
> >> in the preferences windows (Tools -> Preferences)
> >> in the option:
> >>                "IPython console"
> >> In the tab:
> >>           "Graphics"
> >> you select the Backend:
> >>           "Automatic"
> >>
> >> You probably have to restart spyder for it to work.
> >>
> >> Regards,
> >>     Juan
>
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